Overview
- Bayer Leverkusen drew 3:3 at Werder Bremen after leading 3:1 in the 64th minute and playing against ten men following Niklas Stark’s second yellow.
- Patrik Schick scored twice and debutant Malik Tillman netted for Bayer, while 18-year-old Karim Coulibaly equalised in the 90+4 minute after reports of Leverkusen keeper Mark Flekken’s costly errors.
- Eintracht Frankfurt won 3:1 at Hoffenheim with Ritsu Doan scoring a brace and assisting Can Uzun for the third.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf and Karlsruher SC finished 0:0, leaving KSC unbeaten across five competitive matches as Fortuna search for a sharper attack.
- In 2. Bundesliga action, Schalke edged Dresden 1:0 via a late Kenan Karaman penalty, Kaiserslautern overturned Darmstadt 3:1 with three late goals, and Fürth prevailed 5:4 at Magdeburg on a stoppage-time winner.