Overview
- Julian Brandt’s opener in Borussia Dortmund’s 2–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach was not VAR‑checked because the only view of a potential foul on Philipp Sander came from a non‑DFL Sky camera, prompting disagreement from Gladbach’s Eugen Polanski and pushback from BVB coach Niko Kovac.
- Saturday’s Bundesliga fixtures, including Wolfsburg vs. Freiburg, HSV vs. Frankfurt, Stuttgart vs. Hoffenheim, Köln vs. Union and Augsburg vs. Bremen, kick off at 15:30 CET with live coverage on Sky and in conference on DAZN, with SPORT1 providing live tickers.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf host Greuther Fürth at 13:00 CET on Sky after a dismal start (14 points from 16 matches, 17th place) and the dismissal of sporting director Christian Weber by new sport boss Sven Mislintat, while coach Markus Anfang remains on the touchline.
- Bochum meet Karlsruher SC at 13:00 CET with Uwe Rösler’s side on an upswing (17 points from eight matches) as KSC arrive in a five‑game losing run and without the suspended Fabian Schleusener and Marcel Franke.
- Kaiserslautern face Magdeburg at 13:00 CET on Sky after posting 27 points from 16 games and league‑leading home scoring, as Magdeburg travel on a three‑match unbeaten streak.