Overview
- Borussia Dortmund beat VfL Wolfsburg 1:0 through a 20th‑minute strike from Karim Adeyemi, staying unbeaten as Nico Schlotterbeck returned from a long knee layoff and Christian Eriksen made his VfL debut off the bench.
- Eintracht Frankfurt fell 3:4 at home to Union Berlin, where Oliver Burke scored three times and Union coach Steffen Baumgart was sent off late after protesting a VAR-reviewed penalty; TV footage showed a middle-finger gesture that he denied making.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach earned a 1:1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen as Haris Tabakovic equalized in stoppage time on interim coach Eugen Polanski’s debut after an earlier Gladbach goal was overturned for offside following a VAR check.
- Preußen Münster suffered a 1:4 defeat at Kaiserslautern, a clear setback described by players and staff as the hosts successfully disrupted Münster’s usual approach.
- Beyond the Bundesliga, OSC Rheinhausen drew 30:30 with HSG am Hallo Essen in a handball match marred by scoreboard failures, a serious shoulder injury to Niklas Rolf requiring ambulance care, and a red card for Dennis Szczesny, while Hertha BSC’s U23 lost 2:7 to Lok Leipzig in the Regionalliga Nordost.