Rose turns away in frustration after another attack fizzles out. The visitors have less than a minute to find an equaliser.
90' +1
Gladbach are trying to play the ball forward from the back, without really getting anywhere. This has been a disappointing display from Rose's side.
90'
Four minutes have been added on at Schwarzwald-Stadion. Gladbach just cannot create a shooting opportunity in front of goal.
88'
M. Frantz enters the game and replaces L. Höler.
Kwon Chang-Hoon enters the game and replaces V. Grifo.
Grifo, who set up Petersen's likely match-winner, leaves the field with two minutes to go. Kwon is the man brought on in his place.
Holer, who squandered a good chance a minute ago, is replaced by Frantz.
87'
Rose's men are starting to build some momentum in the closing stages. A succession of crosses into the opposition box comes to little. Freiburg counter but Hofler lacks the confidence to go it alone and his pass is cut out.
86'
Gladbach substitute Raffael takes on the free-kick from range. The ball clips the wall and goes out for a corner, which is cleared by Petersen.
85'
N. Höfler gets yellow.
Hofler enters the referee's book for clattering into Thuram.
84'
Gladbach have dominated possession today - 64 per cent to 36 - yet the number of opportunities they have created have been limited. With at least five more minutes to go, though, they still have hope of snatching a draw.
83'
J. Haberer enters the game and replaces L. Waldschmidt.
Waldschmidt, who has had a couple of half-decent chances today, makes way for Haberer.
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82'
I. Traoré enters the game and replaces N. Elvedi.
Raffael enters the game and replaces L. Stindl.
Raffael is on and Stindl off in the fourth of the visitors' changes.
Rose brings on Traore for Elvedi with Gladbach in need of a goal.
81'
L. Bénes enters the game and replaces J. Hofmann.
Gladbach win a corner from a rare attacking move. The delivery is poor and cleared at the front post, leading to a counter-attack that soon breaks down.
Benes takes over from Hofmann for the final nine minutes or so.
80'
The hosts have a couple of players over on the counter. Gunter's cross from the left is met on the volley by Holer, but he is unable to find the target.
79'
Freiburg have done well to take control of the match since Plea's sending off. They do not have to force the situation, but they look more confident attacking than they do sitting back on a slender lead.
77'
SOMMER SAVE! Koch makes a positive run forward and he is played in by Holer on the overlap. The shot is well struck at the near post, but Sommer is well positioned to make the save.
76'
A CHANCE FOR TWO! The space opens up for Waldschmidt but he skews his 18-yard shot off target. Will Freiburg rue these wasted half-chances?
73'
Could that sending off spark some life into Gladbach? They have been pretty poor today, some decent passing moves aside, and have less than 20 minutes to salvage a point.
72'
O. Wendt enters the game and replaces P. Herrmann.
Herrmann is replaced by Wendt as Rose desperately tries to make something happen.
68'
Plea is unhappy with the decision, but he did catch Koch late. Remember, his first yellow card was for dissent after kicking the ball away.
67'
A. Pléa gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
GLADBACH DOWN TO 10! Plea catches Koch on the ankle a little late and is shown a second yellow card.
Waldschmidt carries the ball into the box and it is laid off to Holer, who drags a shot horribly wide. A second Freiburg goal would surely seal the points.
64'
Gladbach are struggling to really get at Freiburg, which has been the case since going a goal down. The visitors need to add far more urgency to their game if they are to find an equaliser.
62'
Rose must surely be tempted to turn to his bench for the first time today because it is not happening for his side at the moment. Freiburg soaked up the pressure in the first half and have scored through their first big opportunity of the match.
60'
That is Petersen's 24th Bundesliga goal as a substitute, so we should not be all that surprised by his impact. Gladbach look to respond through a Elvedi shot that is inches wide of the target.
58'
N. Petersen has scored a goal for Freiburg! Assist by V. Grifo.
J. Schmid enters the game and replaces L. Kübler.
Schmid is on and Kubler off as the hosts make a double change just before the hour mark.
GOOOOAAAAALLL!!!! FREIBURG 1-0 GLADBACH!!! Seconds after coming on, and from his very first touch, Petersen steers Grifo's set-piece away from Sommer into the bottom-right corner with his head. Talk about making an instant impact!
Grifo put the right-sided free-kick into a dangerous zone and Petersen made sure that he got to it first.
57'
N. Petersen enters the game and replaces R. Sallai.
Plea drifts deep and out to the right. He swings in an early cross that has too much on it for attacking team-mate Thuram.
Petersen is brought on for Sallai in the first of Freiburg's changes.
56'
NEARLY AN OPENER! Some more wonderful build-up play from Gladbach so nearly culminates in the opening goal. Herrmann crosses from the right and it looks like being a tap-in for Thuram, only for Lienhart to get a slight touch to the ball right in front of goal.
54'
Koch quickly closes down a shot and the ball goes behind for a corner. The left-sided set-piece is cleared by the first man, but it drops favourably for Herrmann to strike into a sea of bodies.
52'
A teasing cross from the right is perhaps aimed towards Thuram, but it is Hermann who rises highest to get to it. He gets under the ball and sends a header spinning over the crossbar.
50'
WIDE! Koch puts his laces through the ball and is not far off target with his 25-yard attempt. Sommer is glad to watch the ball bounce the other side of the post.
49'
Hofmann floats the ball in the direction of Thuram, who is making his presence known in the box, but he cannot bring it under control.
48'
The ball is worked to Thuram down the left. He goes one way and then the other, but the cross is well defended by Freiburg. The visitors need to go up another gear if they are to find the breakthrough.
46'
RESTART! Freiburg, who improved as the first half went on, get us back up and running at a wet Schwarzwald-Stadion. No changes have been made by either side at the interval.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: FREIBURG 0-0 BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH
45' +1
GOOD EFFORT! Holer's powerful drive is too hot for Sommer to handle. Sallai gets to the rebound in a glorious position but is unable to really do anything with it.
45'
S. Lainer gets yellow.
Freiburg are stringing together plenty of passes to see out the first half. One minute has been added on at the end of a fairly quiet half at Schwarzwald-Stadion.
Lainer is shown a yellow card right at the end of the half for a foul.
43'
Grifo cannot quite return the ball to Waldschmidt as a promising Freiburg move comes to a disappointing end on the edge of the opposition box.
42'
Stindl can only pick out the top of the wall from the 20-yard free-kick. A cross is then clipped in from the right and the impressive Schwolow gets to it first.
40'
R. Koch gets yellow.
Koch pulls back on Neuhaus just outside the penalty box and is shown a yellow card. Further punishment could yet follow from the free-kick...
39'
The Gladbach corner is played short to Stindl. He whips in a delicious cross from the left that goes right the way through. Schwolow watches the ball all the way and parries it to safety.
36'
Herrmann pulls back on Gunter to give away a pretty needless free-kick. The first half is starting to fizzle out a little, with around 10 minutes still to go.
34'
There have been plenty of long-range shots in this first half, the majority failing to find the target. Stindl is the latest to try his luck from a long way out and is the latest to find the stands.
28'
SAVE! Kubler has a go from a long way out. It is not the worst effort and does at least test Sommer, who barely has to break stride to keep it out.
26'
L. Kübler gets yellow.
Kubler is booked for a foul just outside his own box in the build-up to that disallowed goal.
24'
Gladbach have had 69 per cent of the ball so far. They are continuing to probe away in the final third, with Thuram not quite able to play in Stindl with a delicate little flick.
22'
A. Pléa gets yellow.
Plea is shown a yellow card by referee Markus Schmidt for booting the ball away after a handball decision went against him.
21'
Bensebaini is proving to be Gladbach's most dangerous player in the opening quarter of the match. He nearly gets in once again down the left but has to settle for a corner, which is headed down and then launched clear.
20'
Plea shoots just wide from Gladbach's latest attacking move. Bensebaini's cross from the left is then cut out at the front post by Lienhart as Rose's men close in on an opener.
16'
L. Waldschmidt gets yellow.
Waldschmidt is booked for a late challenge on Neuhaus.
14'
The visitors are undoubtedly looking the better side in possession. The only real chance so far fell Freiburg's way, however, with Waldschmidt blazing over from a good position.
12'
Neuhaus has a go from a long way out but it is aimed right at Schwolow. The Freiburg keeper makes a routine save.
10'
CHANCE! Freiburg's first chance falls to the feet of Waldschmidt, who skies a shot from 10 yards after being picked out by Gunter. There was a good little dummy from Hofler in the build-up.
9'
Hofler definitely had his arms around Thuram's body in that previous incident. The Freiburg midfielder is playing a dangerous game if he intends to mark Thuram like that.
8'
Thuram brings the ball under control in the box. Before he can set himself for the shot he is seemingly pushed to the ground, but the referee does not feel it is worthy of a penalty and the appeals are muted.
6'
Gladbach have started this match very well. They work the ball down the right and then down the left, where Bensebaini produces some great trickery to get away from his man. A low cross into the middle is cut out for a corner.
5'
Grifo cuts inside from the left and hammers the ball high into the empty stands from around 20 yards out. Poor attempt!
4'
The chance to shoot appears to present itself for Stindl, but he decides against doing so from an angle and is dispossessed.
3'
Neuhaus tees up Hofmann for a shot from the edge of the box. Hofmann gets plenty behind it but it is blocked by a Freiburg player just inside the penalty box.
1'
KICK-OFF! Gladbach, who can climb up to third with victory, get us up and running in the opening Bundesliga match of the weekend.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Bundesliga clash between Freiburg and Borussia Monchengladbach at Schwarzwald-Stadion.
Freiburg have failed to win any of their four matches since the Bundesliga restart, collecting two points from the 12 on offer. However, Christian Streich's side remain in contention for a Europa League qualifying spot as they sit four points behind sixth-place Wolfsburg with five games to go.
FREIBURG XI (4-4-2): Alexander Schwolow; Lukas Kubler, Philipp Lienhart, Dominique Heintz, Christian Gunter (c); Roland Sallai, Robin Koch, Nicolas Hofler, Vincenzo Grifo; Lucas Holer, Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
Freiburg subs: Nico Schlotterbeck, Mike Frantz, Mark Flekken, Amir Abrashi, Nils Petersen, Kwon Chang-hoon, Yannik Keitel, Jonathan Schmid, Janik Haberer.
Subs: Laszlo Benes, Oscar Wendt, Mamadou Doucoure, Raffael, Tobias Sippel, Tony Jantschke, Christoph Kramer, Famana Quizera, Ibrahima Traore.
GLADBACH XI (4-2-3-1): Yann Sommer; Stefan Lainer, Matthias Ginter, Nico Elvedi, Ramy Bensebaini; Jonas Hofmann, Florian Neuhaus; Patrick Herrmann, Lars Stindl, Marcus Thuram; Alassane Plea (c).
Gladbach enter this match occupying fourth place, two points behind RB Leipzig in third and four adrift of Borussia Dortmund. Marco Rose's men beat Union Berlin 4-1 last time out to make it two wins, one draw and one defeat from their four matches since returning to action.
The teams are coming out onto the pitch at Schwarzwald-Stadion, with kick-off just moments away. This game will be played without any supporters present, as will every other Bundesliga game for the foreseeable future.
Remember, both teams can make up to five substitutions in the second half should they wish. Petersen was left out of Freiburg's XI at the expense of Waldschmidt and may see some action, while Gladbach have the likes of Raffael and Traore among their subs.
That's all for today's live coverage. Thanks for joining!
An eighth Bundesliga defeat of the campaign leaves Gladbach fourth, level on points with Bayer Leverkusen, who play their game in hand at home to leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday. As for Freiburg, they are now just one point off sixth-place Wolfsburg and right back in European contention.
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