Overview
- Germany’s women beat defending champion France 29:23 to book a World Championship final against Norway, guaranteeing their first medal since 2007.
- Bayer Leverkusen defeated 1. FC Köln 2:0, highlighted by Martin Terrier’s acrobatic scorpion‑kick opener before Robert Andrich’s header sealed the derby.
- Active ultras from both clubs boycotted the derby over alleged intrusive entry checks, which police denied while saying one person had ‘passive weapons’; club officials lamented the subdued atmosphere.
- Union Berlin ended a long striker drought in a 3:1 win over RB Leipzig through goals from Oliver Burke, Ilyas Ansah and Tim Skarke, extending their Friday‑night home unbeaten run dating to 2019.
- Eintracht Frankfurt edged Augsburg 1:0 through Ritsu Doan, with a late Augsburg equalizer overturned for a narrow offside after VAR review.