Overview
- Schalke, which beat last-place Münster 4:1 on Sunday in Gelsenkirchen, opened a six-point gap over third with four matches left and now could clinch promotion soon.
- Hertha drew 1:1 at Braunschweig after 16-year-old Kennet Eichhorn was sent off on video review, stalling Berlin’s bid to go up and keeping Eintracht stuck near the drop zone.
- RB Leipzig won 3:1 in Frankfurt for their first league victory there and now hold a strong cushion in the race for a Champions League spot.
- Bayer Leverkusen’s 1:2 loss to Augsburg increased pressure before Wednesday’s DFB-Pokal semi-final against Bayern, with club bosses calling it a missed step as they chase silverware and momentum.
- Injuries loom large, with Dortmund’s Niklas Süle set for knee checks after a handball penalty incident at Hoffenheim and Köln striker Ragnar Ache out for the season with a muscle tear.