Overview
- Nürnberg beat Düsseldorf 3:2 with goals from Rafael Lubach, Julian Justvan’s 80th‑minute penalty after an Anouar El Azzouzi handball, and Finn Ole Becker’s 85th‑minute winner, as El Azzouzi and Christian Rasmussen scored for Fortuna before 38,204 fans.
- The victory moved Nürnberg off the relegation playoff spot and gave Miroslav Klose a short-term reprieve after warnings from club leadership that another loss could cost him his job.
- Fortuna’s winless home run continued, intensifying pressure on Daniel Thioune as the team drifted further from the targeted promotion places.
- In the broader table picture, Darmstadt stayed top after a 1:1 at Kiel, reclaiming first place following SC Paderborn’s brief leap to the summit with a Friday win at Braunschweig.
- Elsewhere, Hertha BSC earned their first home win of the season by beating Preußen Münster 2:1, and Kaiserslautern’s 3:2 over Bochum extended VfL’s slide before Uwe Rösler takes charge on Monday.