Overview
- RB Leipzig demolished Eintracht Frankfurt 6:0 with Yan Diomande scoring a 18‑minute hat-trick, extending RB’s perfect home record and keeping them eight points behind Bayern.
- Frankfurt’s defeat was their heaviest Bundesliga loss since 1996 and came three days before a Champions League trip to Barcelona, compounding concerns after recent setbacks.
- FC Bayern beat VfB Stuttgart 5:0 as substitute Harry Kane struck three times late, with Lorenz Assignon sent off for handball before a penalty and a Nikolas Nartey goal earlier ruled out for a marginal offside after VAR.
- 1. FC Köln were held 1:1 by St. Pauli after Ricky‑Jade Jones’ stoppage‑time header, leaving coach Lukas Kwasniok in tears as goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe slipped on a poor surface during the equaliser.
- Match operations and officiating drew fresh attention, with St. Pauli coach Alexander Blessin criticizing ballkid procedures and separate VAR flashpoints including a tight offside in Stuttgart and Yannik Engelhardt’s admission that helped overturn a Mainz own goal.