Overview
- Eintracht Frankfurt opened the Champions League with a 5:1 win over Galatasaray and sit atop their group after goals from Can Uzun, Jonathan Burkardt (2) and Ansgar Knauff plus an own goal.
- Bayern Munich’s 3:1 victory over Chelsea under new coach Vincent Kompany strengthened Germany’s European start, though fullback Josip Stanisic reportedly faces 2–3 weeks out with a partial medial ligament tear.
- German clubs posted a strong first matchday overall with two wins (Bayern, Frankfurt) and two draws (Dortmund, Leverkusen).
- Police in Saxony said 250 officers searched homes of 43 suspects identified from video and witness evidence in the June 7 attack at Aue vs. Zwickau B‑junior match, where seven Zwickau supporters were lightly injured and the game was abandoned.
- In a separate case, Kassel investigators are seeking witnesses after a woman posing as a water worker and an accomplice stole cash and jewelry from a senior’s flat in Baunatal.