Overview
- Borussia Dortmund beat St. Pauli 3:2 after VAR ruled a foul on the line to be inside the box, with Emre Can converting the 90+5-minute penalty as Chancellor Friedrich Merz watched.
- Köln snapped an eight-match winless run by defeating Mainz 2:1, as half-time substitute Ragnar Ache scored twice and handed Mainz its first loss under coach Urs Fischer.
- Hoffenheim edged Bayer Leverkusen 1:0 through Wouter Burger’s ninth-minute free kick to claim a sixth straight home win and strengthen their push for a Champions League place.
- Nürnberg overcame Elversberg 3:2 with Piet Scobel’s brace including a 90+3-minute winner, while coach Miroslav Klose was sent off and Elversberg missed a late penalty in their first game since selling top scorer Younes Ebnoutalib.
- Ahead of Hertha vs. Schalke, the DFB named Wolfgang Haslberger as referee and Nicolas Winter as VAR, a pairing that drew visible displeasure from Schalke supporters.