Overview
- Bayern finished the first half with 47 points and a 66:13 goal difference after goals from Serge Gnabry, Min-jae Kim and Lennart Karl in a match paused for nearly ten minutes due to heavy pyrotechnics smoke.
- Coach Vincent Kompany said Konrad Laimer felt calf discomfort and will be examined in Munich, while sporting director Max Eberl expressed hope that Hiroki Ito’s knee pain was only a scare.
- Hamburg’s match against Leverkusen was called off over roof safety risks caused by water buildup, and HSV expects a decision on Thursday on whether Saturday’s game against Gladbach can go ahead after further inspections.
- Leverkusen confirmed defender Edmond Tapsoba sustained a muscle injury on Africa Cup duty and expects him to be sidelined for two to three weeks.
- Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić scored a hat-trick in a 5:1 win over Gladbach to move level with Rudi Völler on the Bundesliga’s all-time scorers list.