Former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez scored a hat-trick as Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
Hernandez, 27, struck three times in the second half to take his tally to 17 goals since he moved to Germany from United for £7.3m in August.
Stefan Kiessling scored the other two goals as Leverkusen won for the only the second time in nine games.
Borussia would have gone back up to third in the table with a win.
Javier Hernandez spent five seasons with Manchester United but was loaned out to Real Madrid last year
But the side that went out of Europe with a 4-2 defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday lost their first league game since September and first under coach Andre Schubert.
Germany international Kiessling, 31, headed Leverkusen in front before half-time then set up Hernandez to slot in his first goal 18 minutes into the second half.
Kiessling added the next with another header and Hernandez then completed his hat-trick with two goals in as many minutes.
The Mexico international converted another pass from Kiessling with a low finish past Yann Sommer before Karim Bellarabi played him in to add his 10th league goal of the season as Leverkusen moved up to sixth place.
Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (6)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- 01 Leno
- 13 Hilbert (Donati - 45' )
- 04 Tah
- 21 Toprak
- 18 Nascimento Borges
- 38 Bellarabi
- 23 Kramer
- 44 Kampl (Frey - 87' )
- 10 Calhanoglu
- 07 Hernández (Mehmedi - 79' )
- 11 Kießling
Substitutes
- 02 Ramalho
- 05 Papadopoulos
- 14 Mehmedi
- 25 Kresic
- 26 Donati
- 35 Yurchenko
- 37 Frey
B M'gladbach
- 01 Sommer
- 24 Jantschke Booked (Elvedi - 45' )
- 03 Christensen
- 06 Nordtveit
- 27 Korb Booked
- 08 Dahoud (Schulz - 81' )
- 34 Xhaka
- 17 Wendt
- 16 Traoré (Raffael - 45' )
- 13 Stindl
- 09 Drmic
Substitutes
- 04 Brouwers
- 10 Hazard
- 11 Raffael
- 18 Schulz
- 21 Sippel
- 30 Elvedi
- 31 Hrgota
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
90:00 +0:11 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
90:00 +0:10Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Kramer.
89:01Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
89:01Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87:35Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Kießling following a fast break.
86:36 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Marlon Frey replaces Kevin Kampl.
82:46Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Wendell.
81:31Foul by Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
81:31Christoph Kramer (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80:43 BookingBooking Julian Korb (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80:36Foul by Julian Korb (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
80:36Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80:10 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marvin Schulz replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
79:53Julian Korb (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79:53Foul by Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
78:46 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Admir Mehmedi replaces Javier Hernández.
75:54 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Javier Hernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi following a fast break.
74:07 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Javier Hernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Kießling.
72:19Hand ball by Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
70:01Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69:20Foul by Javier Hernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
69:20Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68:44Foul by Giulio Donati (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
68:44Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65:02 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
64:32Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
63:54Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63:54Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
62:21 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Javier Hernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Kießling.
60:35Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60:35Foul by Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
58:52Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
58:07Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58:07Foul by Andreas Christensen (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
57:41Attempt missed. Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu following a set piece situation.
56:52Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56:52Foul by Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
56:28Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56:28Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
55:35Foul by Kevin Kampl (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
55:35Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55:18Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Kießling with a headed pass.
54:45Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
53:52Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
53:52Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52:21Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
52:21Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50:01Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
49:20Foul by Christoph Kramer (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49:20Josip Drmic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47:10Hand ball by Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
46:11Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
45:00Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Giulio Donati replaces Roberto Hilbert.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Nico Elvedi replaces Tony Jantschke.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Raffael replaces Ibrahima Traoré.
45:00 +0:54 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
44:53Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
44:53Tony Jantschke (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40:29Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
39:30 BookingBooking Tony Jantschke (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39:29Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39:29Foul by Tony Jantschke (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
39:11Attempt missed. Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
38:37Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
37:42Attempt missed. Julian Korb (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
36:00Foul by Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
36:00Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35:08Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Tony Jantschke tries a through ball, but Julian Korb is caught offside.
32:39Attempt saved. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
31:51Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31:51Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
29:07 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Hilbert with a cross.
28:00Hand ball by Josip Drmic (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
26:44Foul by Roberto Hilbert (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26:44Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25:52Attempt saved. Josip Drmic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
25:17Foul by Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
25:17Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24:20Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24:20Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
21:56Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21:56Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
20:18Roberto Hilbert (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20:18Foul by Josip Drmic (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
18:20Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
17:39Christoph Kramer (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17:39Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
17:09Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17:09Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
16:39Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi tries a through ball, but Javier Hernández is caught offside.
13:57Attempt saved. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
11:55Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tony Jantschke.
10:54Attempt blocked. Josip Drmic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Traoré.
8:07Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8:07Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
5:37Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4:40Delay in match Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) because of an injury.
4:26Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4:26Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
3:02Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tony Jantschke.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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