Overview
- 1. FC Nürnberg beat SV Elversberg 3:2 after trailing twice, with Piet Scobel scoring a brace including the stoppage‑time winner, and goalkeeper Jan Reichert saving a late penalty.
- Coach Miroslav Klose was sent off for protesting the penalty decision, and Elversberg, in their first match since selling top scorer Younes Ebnoutalib to Eintracht Frankfurt, lacked their usual attacking edge.
- Dynamo Dresden defeated Greuther Fürth 2:0 to leave last place, with winter signing Thomas Keller opening the scoring before Jakob Lemmer sealed the win.
- Germany opened the Handball European Championship by beating Austria 30:27, with reports indicating Rune Dahmke will be available against Serbia and that David Späth could start in goal ahead of Andreas Wolff.
- The DFB named Nicolas Winter as VAR for Hertha vs. Schalke, a choice drawing ire from many Schalke fans recalling a past contentious sending‑off, while Bayern say Jamal Musiala is planned to be involved at Leipzig if all goes well.