BERLIN, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Monchengladbach clinched the first place in Group A by beating FC Zurich 3-0 on home soil in UEFA Europa League's last round of the group stages on Thursday.
Borussia Monchengladbach secured the top spot in Group A and their berth in the round of the last 32 as they cruised to a 3-0 over hapless FC Zurich thanks to the brace by Sweden international Branimir Hrgota in front of 44 Eddie Goldman Jersey ,323 spectators at the Borussia-Park.
Zurich will have to focus on domestic matters as second placed Villarreal joins the "Foals" in Europa League's last 32.
Despite being a must-win encounter for the visitors from Switzerland it were the hosts who broke the deadlock, after a bunch of golden opportunities, when Patrick Herrmann capitalized on Branimir Hrgota's deflected square-pass into the box by rounding Zurich goalkeeper David da Costa to slot home into the open goal with 30 minutes into the game.
Monchengladbach continued with their dominant performance after the restart as Hrgota got his name on the scoreboards when he doubled the advantage from very close range, following a one-two with Raffael inside the box at the 59th minute.
The hosts were not done with the scoring, particularly Hrgota had an ace in the hole as he wrapped up his second goal of the evening by collecting Granit Xhaka's free-kick into the box to beat onrushing goalie Costa with a lob five minutes later.
Zurich lacked in penetration and gained never a foothold into the game against commanding hosts, who remain unbeaten in Group A by earning three victories from six games. Thus, Monchengladbach completed the group atop the standings with 12 points Kevin White Jersey , followed by Villarreal with 11 points, Zurich with 7 points and Apollon Limassol with 3 points.
"The team stage a very focused performance and they deserved to win 3-0," Monchengladbach's director of sport Max Eberl said after the clash.
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