They competed in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, the DFB-Pokal and the European Cup.
They were German football champions for the fourth time in their history and for the second consecutive season, having won the Bundesliga with 45 points.
Under manager Hennes Weisweiler, Borussia Mönchengladbach won both the Bundesliga and the European Cup in the 1974–75 season, though Weisweiler left the club at the end of the season to manage FC Barcelona, and was replaced by Udo Lattek.
[1][2] With a more cautious style of play than his predecessor,[1] Lattek led the club to their second consecutive Bundesliga title and fourth overall.
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