Moenchengladbach’s head coach Andre Schubert.

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Borussia Moenchengladbach host Juventus today bottom of their Champions League group, but buoyed by their record run of six league wins which has seen them shoot up the Bundesliga.
Under caretaker coach Andre Schubert, Gladbach have won all of their league games to climb from bottom of the German league to fifth.
Schubert’s six wins on his first stint in the Bundesliga equals the record Willi Entenmann achieved with VfB Stuttgart in 1986.
To give that context, Bayern Munich’s coach Pep Guardiola won only his opening three games in his first Bundesliga season in 2013/14.
But Borussia are bottom of Group D in Europe after losing their opening two games: 3-0 at Sevilla and 2-1 at home to Manchester City before drawing at  Juventus a fortnight ago.
Gladbach’s 4-1 Bundesliga win at Hertha Berlin on Saturday was a timely booster after holding Juventus to a goalless draw in Turin.
Gladbach need to beat Juventus to keep alive their faint hopes of reaching the knock-out stages.
Since Schubert took charge, after Lucien Favre’s shock resignation in September, Gladbach have only lost once—when Manchester City secured a 2-1 comeback win at Borussia Park in the Champions League.
Gladbach have never lost to Serie A opposition in six games at this level, but this is their first year  they are playing in Europe since the 1977/78 season.
Unbeaten in Europe, Juventus will secure qualification for the last 16 if they beat Gladbach and Sevilla lose at Manchester City today.
Juve will be without Germany midfielder Sami Khedira who tore his calf early in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Torino and came off after ten minutes.
“He told me he had a problem, but I risked him and used him in the game,” said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Juventus have had a disappointing start to the season and are tenth in the Italian league, but top Group D after wins over City and Sevilla before drawing with Gladbach.
The Germans are relishing taking on last season’s finalists again and right-back Havard Nordveit, who scored their fourth goal in Berlin, says there will be a special atmosphere.
“We’re really looking forward to this special game,” said the Norway international.
“This is the second Champions League match at Borussia Park and the atmosphere will be top.
“I hope we can play our game and then anything can happen.
“It’s a good time to play such a big match.
“I don’t believe that Juventus will think: ‘this will be easy’.
“They also know that we have won six league games in a row, that we are self-confident and that it will be difficult against us.”
Despite hauling his team up the league table, Schubert does not have a permanent contract, but director of sport Max Eberl has hinted he is set to get the head coach job full-time.
A win over Juve would be another step in the right direction.
“Now comes the Champions League, and there’s every reason I’ll still be here, I think,” said Schubert after Gladbach’s win in Berlin.