Borussia Mönchengladbach to Face Ex-Player Noah Pesch in Pre-Season Test

Borussia Mönchengladbach will play a pre-season friendly against third-division side Rot-Weiss Essen on Saturday, which includes a reunion with former Gladbach player Noah Pesch. The 21-year-old German-Croatian forward left Gladbach during the summer break after a loan spell at 1. FC Magdeburg and joined Essen. Pesch previously impressed for Gladbach's U23 team in the Regionalliga West, scoring 20 goals and providing 9 assists in 30 games, earning him the Player of the Season award. He made his only Bundesliga appearance for Gladbach in the 2024/25 season against Mainz. The article also notes that Gladbach will face another ex-player, Rocco Reitz, in their Bundesliga opener against RB Leipzig on August 29. Gladbach's sports director Rouven Schröder praised Pesch's potential and wished him success at Essen.

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