Overview

• The DFB reported Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann is suffering from nausea and is doubtful for Luxembourg and Northern Ireland, with Freiburg’s Noah Atubolu called up as cover.
• Striker Nick Woltemade did not join the national-team meet-up after staying in England with a flu-like illness at the start of qualifying week.
• 1. FC Magdeburg sank to last place in the 2. Bundesliga after a sixth straight defeat, carrying the league’s worst defensive record and a six-hour goal drought.
• TSV 1860 Munich went five matches without a win and edged toward the drop zone, as president Gernot Mang said the coaching search is the top priority with Manfred Paula in talks and a hire hoped by week’s end.
• BILD reported Bayern coach Vincent Kompany granted Manuel Neuer, Sven Ulreich, Sacha Boey and Raphael Guerreiro special leave for the first week of the break, while Schalke climbed to second on 18 points and MSV Duisburg’s women moved top of the Niederrheinliga.