Overview
- Leverkusen climbed to third and pushed Leipzig to fourth with both on 29 points, trailing Dortmund on 32 and leaders Bayern on 38, after the 3-1 result in Leipzig.
- Xaver Schlager put RB ahead before Martin Terrier and Patrik Schick turned the match, and substitute Montrell Culbreath sealed it in stoppage time on his Bundesliga debut.
- Jürgen Klopp and Red Bull chief Oliver Mintzlaff watched together from the stands, and Timo Werner made a late cameo to loud applause as media link him with possible MLS interest.
- A largely cagey afternoon slate featured multiple halftime stalemates, while Freiburg won a seven-goal thriller 4-3 at Wolfsburg.
- In the 2. Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel beat Dynamo Dresden 2-1 to leave Dresden bottom at the break, and in handball MT Melsungen exited the cup at Bergischer HC with injuries worsening their personnel crunch.