the 4:1 against Union Berlin is no longer Borussia Mönchengladbach, the renewed European Cup-to take participation in practice. The Rose Team will continue to fight for the third Champions League participation has much to do with striker Thuram to.

Mönchengladbach (dpa) - the gate-double pack, a knee and a touching Gesture on the desired path to a Top European striker of the world champion has a son, Marcus Thuram on the day of Pentecost to the contour obtained.

With its mute Protest against the racism of the 22-year-old Frenchman provided one of the images of the day's play, when he fell after his first of two goals at the 4:1 (2:0) against Union Berlin on the left knee and looked toward the ground. His value to the team, he showed up on Sunday not only with his hits (41. Minute/59.). Also the emotional Bundesliga debut of Mamadou Doucouré Thuram was the one who caused a spine-tingling moments.

"It does not surprise me at all that he is the one who goes ahead of us, because it is just a really good Kid," said Borussia Coach Marco Rose on their top scorer. The Scion of the former French world champion Lilian Thuram came in front of the season from Guingamp and shot himself straight into the hearts of the Fans. With ten season goals and eight assists, the attacker has a large share of re in European competition, mönchengladbach, since Sunday is practically no longer in doubt. In the case of the five outstanding Games of the lead in seventh place is already 14 points.

Thurams country man Doucouré is also 22 and already came four years ago from Paris Saint-Germain to Borussia. His time in the Bundesliga to Pentecost: no. Incredible bad luck with injuries, throwing back the defenders again and again. As Rose Doucouré sent in the final phase against Union for the first time on the field, A rose and a substitute player and applauded. Thuram rushes Doucouré, and embraced him. Also without the audience in the Corona-the crisis of Borussia Park witnessed emotional moments. After the end of the Game Thuram Doucourés Jersey presented in front of the North curve, where the Team is celebrating otherwise with the Fans, and called again and again, "Mamadou, Mamadou".

"I think it was not only a valuable victory, but also a highly emotional experience for all of us and especially for Mamadou, who had to fight long for this, and we are glad that he was allowed to play his first minutes," said sports Director Max Eberl.

Thuram, however, wanted to give no Interviews, and sent for gates and Gestures speak for themselves. After his first goal he dropped to his left knee and looked to the ground. "No explanation required," tweeted Borussia Dortmund during the game with a picture of the scene, which everyone understood as a silent Protest against racism at once. "If you stand publicly against racism, then that's very fine," said his Coach then. Rose welcomed it explicitly, that one of his current best player put a political Statement and, thus, the often alleged image of the slick, professional without society's opinion contradicted.

"He brought it to the point, he has set a sign against racism, which we support, of course, all complete," said Rose more. Thuram later wrote in Instagram: "Together, we are making progress. Together, we make a change." This, he sided with the Hashtags #justiceforgeorgefloyd (justice for George Floyd) and the movement #blacklivesmatter. (Black life). After the death of the African-American George Floyd after a brutal police operation in Minneapolis, currently in the U.S. protests and violence.

While Thuram has strengthened its profile as a human being, wants Rose to work more on the footballer Thuram. "We see again and again its quality. Still, I see in him to still see development potential. He wants to be a European Top striker," said Rose. That Thuram has what it takes is for Rose to be quite uncontroversial: "I don't trust him very much because he has great potential."