Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 1:1 at Bayer Leverkusen on interim coach Eugen Polanski’s debut as Haris Tabakovic headed a 90+2 minute equaliser for their first league goal of the season, extending a winless run to eleven matches.
- Borussia Dortmund beat VfL Wolfsburg 1:0 with Karim Adeyemi scoring, while Nico Schlotterbeck made his first competitive appearance in 175 days and lifted BVB to second place, two points behind Bayern.
- Eintracht Frankfurt lost 3:4 at home to Union Berlin, with Oliver Burke scoring a hat-trick for the visitors after Eintracht’s midweek Champions League high.
- VfL Bochum fell 1:2 at 1. FC Nürnberg in David Siebers’ first game, suffering a fourth straight defeat that drew sharp criticism from travelling fans as the coach is set to be judged over the next two fixtures.
- A dramatic local slate mirrored late‑game swings and disruptions, including OSC Rheinhausen’s 30:30 handball draw marked by a scoreboard failure, a red card and an ambulance call, Etelsen’s 1:0 win via Jurek Wernicke, and TSV Wetschen conceding in the 95th minute for the fourth time this season.