Overview
- RB Leipzig dismantled Eintracht Frankfurt 6:0, with Yan Diomande scoring in the 47th, 55th and 65th minutes to complete his hat-trick.
- The result kept Leipzig unbeaten at home and second in the table, eight points behind Bayern after the champions’ 5:0 win in Stuttgart.
- Bayern’s victory featured a substitute hat-trick from Harry Kane and a late red card for Stuttgart’s Lorenz Assignon.
- At Lok Leipzig vs. FSV Zwickau, a sand-filled cup thrown from the stands struck Zwickau’s bus driver, causing a bleeding head wound; stadium security detained a suspect who was handed to police and an investigation began following a joint club statement.
- Elsewhere, Köln conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to St. Pauli as coach Lukas Kwasniok lamented the pitch and counterpart Alexander Blessin criticized ballkids, and Darmstadt beat Karlsruhe 3:2 to climb to third in the 2. Bundesliga.