Overview
- FC Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said Manuel Neuer has been ill and is a doubt for Freiburg, with Jonas Urbig likely to deputize if needed.
- Schalke manager Miron Muslic confirmed Janik Bachmann and Christopher Antwi-Adjei are back in the squad for the trip to Preußen Münster after recent absences.
- FC Augsburg’s Sandro Wagner ruled out vice-captain Kristijan Jakic after an injury on international duty, heightening the stakes before HSV’s visit.
- Eintracht Frankfurt’s Farès Chaïbi skipped Algeria duty to recuperate and completed full training ahead of the match at Köln.
- Frankfurt-led authorities searched 29 locations across Hessen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Berlin in a probe of a suspected shadow-banking network, naming 19 suspects, alleging at least €24 million in illicit flows and making one arrest.