Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach confirmed on Sunday that it has dismissed head coach Eugen Polanski and placed Jan‑Moritz Lichte in charge as interim while the club searches for a permanent replacement during the upcoming international break.
- The club fired Polanski after a 0-5 loss to SC Freiburg that followed two earlier poor results, leaving Gladbach with zero points and 12 goals conceded in their first three Bundesliga matches.
- Sporting director Rouven Schröder had publicly criticized the team's defending and stopped short of backing Polanski before the dismissal, saying recent individual errors and a lack of required attitude made results impossible.
- FC Bayern announced that Sacha Boey remains in the first‑team squad for now after a failed summer attempt to sell him, a situation Max Eberl said creates a selection dilemma for playing time while Joshua Kimmich offered public support for the player.
- Other clubs face related problems: 1. FC Union Berlin conceded ten goals in three matches and plans to use the international break to fix defensive issues, and the DFB lifted Vincent Wagner’s yellow‑red suspension so he can coach SV Elversberg on the sideline against Bayern.