Overview
- Dresden beat Swiss side FC Aarau 3–2 in Lara after a late turnaround, with Luca Herrmann netting the winner and Vincent Vermeij scoring just before halftime.
- Coach Thomas Stamm reverted to a four-man back line and started four winter arrivals, then replaced the entire outfield group for the second half to maximize evaluations.
- Jakob Lemmer equalized following effective pressing in the closing stages as Dresden’s reshaped lineup finished strongly.
- Winger Dominik Kother did not feature and is being linked with an exit, with Austrian interest reported, including Rapid Wien, though no move has been confirmed.
- Several players followed individualized load management, including Jan-Hendrik Marx training separately, as the team prepares for a second friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen on 10 January, available via Dynamo-TV.