Overview
- VfL Wolfsburg fell 2–3 at home to Hoffenheim, with Mohammed Amoura scoring twice for the hosts and Wouter Burger netting a brace plus Grischa Prömel for the visitors, while a late Ihlas Bebou goal was overturned after a lengthy VAR check.
- Sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz stated Paul Simonis will remain in charge for the trip to Werder Bremen, describing the next step as going forward together, though he stopped short of offering guarantees and noted decisions also involve the club’s leadership.
- BILD reported that Simonis is likely to be dismissed soon, a claim unconfirmed by the club, which publicly maintains he stays in place for now after a poor run that includes a DFB-Pokal exit to Holstein Kiel and a long home win drought.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach sit bottom under interim coach Eugen Polanski, and club great Lothar Matthäus castigated recent displays on Sky90, highlighting meager scoring returns and calling a 4:6 collapse at Frankfurt a new low.
- Referee Daniel Schlager faced protests from Hamburger SV after a 1:4 defeat at Köln, issuing yellow-red cards to Immanuel Pherai and Fabio Vieira and, following video review, disallowing an HSV goal; Schlager later cited conduct guidelines and foul play in explaining the calls.