Overview
- After a 3–2 comeback at Paderborn, Schalke can clinch automatic promotion with a home win over Fortuna Düsseldorf in their next match.
- Union Berlin secured top‑flight safety thanks to a 2–2 draw with Köln and help from other results, and Mainz locked in another Bundesliga season with a 2–1 win at St. Pauli.
- Wolfsburg climbed off last place into the relegation playoff spot with a 1–1 at Freiburg and are level on points with St. Pauli, whose fans booed during an eight‑match winless run as coach Alexander Blessin vowed not to resign.
- Bayern Munich’s women were knocked out of the Champions League after a 4–2 loss at Barcelona in the semi‑final second leg, with president Herbert Hainer saying the team showed it belongs near the top level.
- Bayern sporting director Max Eberl said talks over improved terms for Konrad Laimer are stuck because the sides have different expectations, though the midfielder’s current deal runs until 2027.