Overview
- Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said Harry Kane felt pain in his ankle and will miss the league match in Freiburg, with his status for the Real Madrid trip to be decided at short notice.
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern warned of major rail closures on key routes to the Fritz‑Walter‑Stadion for Saturday’s near sellout against Fortuna Düsseldorf, as former FCK coach Markus Anfang makes his first return.
- Wolfsburg’s winless streak reached ten league games and Dieter Hecking cautioned that giving Bayer Leverkusen clear chances would be punished, with the club also nearing a dubious run of 20 straight matches without a clean sheet.
- Erzgebirge Aue routed seventh‑tier Fortschritt Lichtenstein 10:0 in the Saxony Cup, and coach Christoph Dabrowski declined to discuss his future until after an upcoming eight‑day, three‑game stretch as the club plans for both survival and possible relegation.
- Preußen Münster’s new coach Alois Schwartz reported a lift in energy and vowed to tighten the defense as he prepares for his debut at Holstein Kiel in a fight to escape the drop.