Overview
- Bayern reached the Champions League semifinals with a 4:3 win over Real Madrid and could secure the Bundesliga if Dortmund stumble, keeping a treble bid alive.
- Stuttgart face Sunday’s trip to Munich without suspended top scorer Deniz Undav, with coach Sebastian Hoeneß targeting rare Bayern openings on counters.
- Werder Bremen’s derby build-up intensified as coach Daniel Thioune demanded a fiery start and about 2,000 fans lit pyros at an open training session.
- Heidenheim and Freiburg directed their reach toward finding a stem-cell match for Dinkci’s partner Cinja, with DKMS urging online sign-ups from healthy 17- to 55-year-olds.
- David Coulthard said McLaren’s early-2026 dip stems from the fewest CFD and wind-tunnel hours in 2024–25 and poor hybrid energy use, noting better HHP communication helped in Japan while the chassis remains a problem.