Overview
- Darmstadt thrashed Kaiserslautern 4:0 to move first in the 2. Bundesliga on 41 points, extending their unbeaten run to 11 matches.
- Kaiserslautern’s setback leaves them eight points off the promotion play-off place, with CEO Thomas Hengen questioning the team’s attitude and goalkeeper Julian Krahl calling the display a “heap of crap.”
- An early penalty and straight red for Hoffenheim’s Kevin Akpoguma—decisions referee Tobias Stieler defended and VAR upheld—framed Bayern’s 5:1 win, as Harry Kane converted two spot kicks and Luis Díaz hit a hat-trick.
- With internal tensions escalating, Hoffenheim’s shareholders meet Monday over a move that could demote or remove sporting chief Andreas Schicker; coach Christian Ilzer warned of a possible “domino effect,” while Schicker cited strong backing from Dietmar Hopp and dismissed the saga as “Kasperltheater.”
- Police in Gelsenkirchen are investigating a serious post-match assault that left a 26-year-old Dynamo Dresden fan injured after the Schalke–Dresden game.