Overview
- Jens Stage volleyed an 86th‑minute equaliser to earn Werder Bremen a 1:1 draw in Mainz after Silvan Widmer’s first‑half opener.
- Mainz are winless in nine straight home league matches and sit 17th with five points, despite earning a first point after four consecutive defeats.
- Werder are unbeaten in four Bundesliga games and move to 12 points in midtable, with VfL Wolfsburg next on Friday.
- Werder Bremen’s women beat Union Berlin 3:0 through a Maja Sternad brace and a Larissa Mühlhaus strike, lifting them to 13 points and provisionally fifth.
- Bayern Munich rotated seven starters and beat Bayer Leverkusen 3:0, with goals from Serge Gnabry, Nicolas Jackson and a Loïc Badé own goal, as Vincent Kompany framed the move as planned rest before PSG; Tom Bischof impressed at left back with the pass for the opener.