Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach sit last after a 12‑game winless run, face a potential club‑record 13 if they fail to beat Freiburg tonight, and will try to appoint a new sporting director over the break as interim coach Eugen Polanski remains under pressure.
- Record‑setting Bayern won 3‑0 in Frankfurt to reach 10 wins in 10 matches and 25 league goals after six rounds, with Luis Díaz starring, Harry Kane setting a six‑game scoring mark, and Manuel Neuer tying the Bundesliga wins record at 362.
- Kaiserslautern beat Bochum 3‑2 before 48,155 fans for a fourth straight home win, as police reported a calm operation; Bochum’s skid hit six defeats despite Uwe Rösler’s arrival this week.
- Wolfsburg’s 1‑3 loss in Augsburg made it three defeats in a row, prompting sharp criticism from coach Paul Simonis over energy and intensity, with captain Maximilian Arnold acknowledging stern halftime words.
- Dortmund and Leipzig drew 1‑1 after a rehearsed free‑kick routine finished by Christoph Baumgartner, as BVB coach Niko Kovac judged the season’s first stretch satisfactory heading into the break.