Overview
- Haris Tabakovic headed a 90+2 equalizer to earn Borussia Mönchengladbach a 1-1 at Bayer Leverkusen, delivering the club’s first league goal of the season in Eugen Polanski’s first match as interim coach.
- Malik Tillman put Leverkusen ahead on 70 minutes; a Jens Castrop finish for Gladbach was earlier overturned for offside after VAR, and goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas denied Patrik Schick with a standout save.
- Eintracht Frankfurt were beaten 4-3 at home by Union Berlin, with Oliver Burke scoring a hat-trick and Ilyas Ansah also on target, while Nathaniel Brown, Can Uzun and Jonathan Burkardt (penalty) scored for the hosts.
- Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller called the defeat self-inflicted and sporting director Markus Krösche criticized naive defending days after the team’s Champions League win, as Union’s Steffen Baumgart was sent off late for dissent.
- Outside the Bundesliga, OSC Rheinhausen drew 30-30 with HSG am Hallo Essen in a handball match marred by malfunctioning scoreboards, a red card for Dennis Szczesny and a shoulder injury to Niklas Rolf that required ambulance transport.