▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bor uss ia ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁has ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁shown ▁amb itions ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season , ▁after ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Bor uss ia ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁managed ▁to ▁narrow ly ▁avoid ▁re leg ation ▁through ▁the ▁post - season ▁re leg ation ▁play - offs . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 , ▁followed ▁this ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁season ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁cont ention ▁for ▁the ▁championship ▁and ▁eventually ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place . ▁They ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁qual ification ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁after ▁losing ▁ 4 – 3 ▁on ▁aggregate ▁to ▁Ukrain ian ▁club ▁Dynam o ▁Ky iv ▁in ▁the ▁play off ▁round . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁Bundes liga ▁season , ▁after ▁losing ▁some ▁key ▁players , ▁not ably ▁Marco ▁Re us ▁who ▁was ▁voted ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁Bor uss ia ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁still ▁cont ended ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁places ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁match ▁day , ▁eventually ▁finishing ▁in ▁e ighth ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3