Overview
- Frankfurt drew 2–2 at Freiburg after a late free kick beat Kaua Santos at his near post, prompting criticism from Markus Krösche and Dino Toppmöller but no internal debate over the No. 1 role ahead of Liverpool.
- BG Göttingen beat Knights Kirchheim 97:78, pulling away with a 15:3 surge to end the third quarter; Mathis Mönninghoff scored 17 points and Janis Jünemann added 14.
- Füchse Berlin won 36:30 at TVB Stuttgart, and coach Nicolej Krickau called Thursday’s trip to Veszprém HC the “craziest” game of their Champions League group phase.
- Darmstadt 98 sit fourth in the 2. Bundesliga after a 0:0 with Magdeburg and now face Schalke twice in quick succession, with coach Florian Kohfeldt relishing the matchup.
- Bovender SV must host Acosta Braunschweig without head coach Yannick Broscheit and goalkeeping coach Tobias Vogel due to suspensions incurred in their previous match.