Overview
- Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4:1 in the Champions League, with Phil Foden scoring twice and Erling Haaland adding one, as BVB coach Niko Kovac conceded his side are not yet at the top level.
- Bayer Leverkusen earned a vital 1:0 away win at Benfica thanks to substitute Patrik Schick’s 65th‑minute goal, with goalkeeper Mark Flekken pivotal in preserving the result.
- The DFB scheduled the Dortmund–Leverkusen DFB-Pokal round of 16 for Tuesday, December 2 at 21:00, a later kickoff to avoid overlap with the women’s Nations League final, with the match to air free-to-air.
- After the DFL set Bundesliga kickoff times through late January, some Dortmund supporters criticized the slate for offering the club only one traditional 15:30 Saturday start in that period.
- Schalke 04 announced it will forego a customary winter training camp for scheduling reasons, as the club seeks a response to recent defeats and manages a lengthy injury list.