Overview

• Club leaders urge focus before Friday’s home game, with Max Eberl rejecting talk of a formality despite Bayern’s seven straight wins in all competitions.
• Werder’s first-choice keeper Mio Backhaus misses Munich with a training‑ground shoulder injury, so loanee Karl Hein is set for his Bundesliga debut in goal.
• Sandro Wagner’s Augsburg enter the Heidenheim trip in the drop zone after three defeats, as the coach preaches patience with his 3-4-2-1 and copes with captain Jeffrey Gouweleeuw’s injury absence.
• SC Freiburg opened the Europa League with a win over Basel, powered by crucial saves from Noah Atubolu, extending a run of three straight competitive victories.
• Hamburg hosts the Bundeswehr’s ‘Red Storm Bravo’ drill through Saturday with about 500 personnel and civil services, and officials emphasize the activity is an exercise.