Overview

• SC Freiburg began the Europa League with a 2:1 derby win over FC Basel, as Patrick Osterhage and Maximilian Eggestein scored and goalkeeper Noah Atubolu made key saves before players celebrated with “Kein Weg zu weit” shirts.
• Eintracht Frankfurt, fresh off a 5:1 over Galatasaray to lead its Champions League group, is urged by local analysis to build rotation and squad breadth to handle the league–Europe balance that Bayern and Dortmund routinely manage.
• The Bundestag holds a second attempt today to elect three Federal Constitutional Court judges by secret ballot, requiring a two‑thirds majority, with Sigrid Emmenegger, Ann‑Katrin Kaufhold and Günter Spinner on the package and results expected around 19:00.
• The Bundeswehr’s ‘Red Storm Bravo’ readiness exercise is underway in Hamburg through Saturday, deploying about 500 soldiers with police, fire services and civilian partners to rehearse a NATO redeployment scenario.
• At FC Augsburg, Sandro Wagner’s early tenure has drawn criticism for defensive frailties and poor results despite a modern setup, with ten goals conceded and three straight defeats underscoring pressure to stabilize.