Overview
- Bayern can set a European record for consecutive wins from a season start with a tenth straight victory if they beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening.
- Coach Vincent Kompany labeled the trip to Frankfurt "dangerous," praised scorer Can Uzun as a top emerging talent, and said Min-jae Kim will probably be available, with Jonas Urbig still sidelined.
- Didi Hamann criticized Bayern’s 121 km running load in the 5-1 win at Pafos as needless early-season exertion, while noting Frankfurt presents a serious examination.
- Unbeaten Borussia Dortmund host RB Leipzig in a key early gauge, with Niko Kovač confirming rotation after the Bilbao win and indicating Nico Schlotterbeck is likely to return to the starting back three.
- VfB Stuttgart’s Europa League campaign stalled with a 0-2 loss at Basel after Ermedin Demirović had a penalty saved by Marwin Hitz, highlighting the strain of European group play on Bundesliga sides.