On a Matchday in which Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Frankfurt all dropped points, Dortmund did well to beat a Hoffenheim side that were unbeaten in their last six games, to extend their own unbeaten streak to six in the Bundesliga.

☕️ 📰 Your #Bundesliga matchday 13 review: ⚽️ Harry Kane hattrick 🐂 Leipzig smash Frankfurt 🔴 Augsburg stun Leverkusen 🔷 Nordderby classic & more! ✍️ @getfootballnewsgermany.com ⤵️ bit.ly/3XGd6Ww

Borussia Dortmund celebrate as they go six unbeaten in the Bundesliga, ending Hoffenheim's six game unbeaten run. Brandt scores on his 200th BL appearance for BVB, Schlotterbeck impressive. I thought Yan Couto was great too.

🏆 The DFB Pokal quarter-final draw: Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig Hertha Berlin vs Freiburg Holstein Kiel vs Stuttgart Bayer Leverkusen vs St.Pauli

PLAYER RATINGS | Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hoffenheim 2⃣0⃣0⃣ Brandt scores on his 200th Bundesliga appearance for BVB. 💪 Super Schlotterbeck. 🇧🇷 Yan Couto excels.

It's the first Nordderby in the Bundesliga since 2018 - Hamburg fans with this excellent tifo. (📸 BILD)

Mainz 05 have announced Urs Fischer as their new head coach. The former Union Berlin man takes over with M05 bottom on the Bundesliga and six points from safety.

🇩🇪 Germany's confirmed schedule for their group games: 🇨🇼 Curaçao, June 14th, 19:00 CET (Houston) 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, June 20th, 22:00 CET (Toronto) 🇪🇨 Ecuador, June 25th, 22:00 CET (New Jersey)

3 things we learnt from the Bundesliga Konferenz: ✅ Managerless Augsburg and Wolfsburg win. ⌛️ Heidenheim and St.Pauli leave it late. 💪 Bayern Munich show their strength and thrash Stuttgart. ✍️ @jackmeenan.bsky.social

🇩🇪 Germany's 2026 World Cup group: 🇨🇼 Curaçao, June 14th (Philadelphia or Houston) 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, June 20th (Toronto or Kansas City) 🇪🇨 Ecuador, June 25th (Philadelphia or New Jersey)

🇩🇪 Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann intends to see out his contract with the national team, which expires in 2028. (Sky Germany) ❌ There is a termination clause next summer if Germany fails to progress past the group stage, as well as for the summer of 2027.

🇳🇴 RB Leipzig values winger Antonio Nusa at €60-70m. (Sky Germany) 🇪🇺 The 20-year-old does not have a release clause and is attracting interest from clubs across Europe.

Mainz 05 sporting director Christian Heidel: 🗣️ "We are very, very confident that we have already found a new coach." ⚒️ Former Union Berlin coach Urs Fischer has been tipped for the role. ✍️ @getfootballnewsgermany.com bit.ly/4afl0xJ

❌ Mainz 05 have announced that they have parted ways with head coach Bo Henriksen. 🔴 Last year’s Bundesliga Coach of the Year has won one league game all season as they continue to struggle in juggling both league and European football.

I'm a big fan of Ibrahim Maza. Arrived at Bayer Leverkusen prior to Florian Wirtz's departure and he's seen as an eventual replacement, but the Algerian is a completely different player. More on the Algerian 👇

⚫️🟡 Borussia Dortmund's chances of keeping Nico Schlotterbeck could be improving. (Sport Bild) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool no longer sees Schlotterbeck as a top priority, so have cooled their interest. 🇩🇪 Bayern Munich continue to be linked to the 25-year-old.

Ahead of this latest editorial piece...and behalf of all proud German stadium goers: "We are NOT AFRAID to attend our football matches!" "Die Stadien sind sicher!" ⚽⚽⚽ 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 #IMK25 @getfootballnewsgermany.com Beitrag 1.631 www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/2025/dfl-dfb...

DFB Pokal Rating | Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund miss out on their only realistic chance at silverware this season as they crash out of the DFB Pokal to a strong Leverkusen defensive performance. ✍️ @jackmeenan.bsky.social

If you're in the UK, you can watch Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal via DFB Play, it's just not been advertised very well. Ibrahim Maza's strike the difference at the break.

St. Pauli have knocked out Borussia Mönchengladbach to secure a place in the DFB Pokal quarter-finals; Nine straight defeats in the Bundesliga, but they've knocked out high-flying Hoffenheim & in-form Gladbach in this season's Pokal.

❌ Augsburg are set to fire head coach Sandro Wagner. (Bild & Sky Germany) 👉 Augsburg are currently 14th following their 3-0 loss to Hoffenheim at the weekend. 🔜 Manuel Baum will act as the interim head coach.

☕️ 📰 Your #Bundesliga matchday 12 review: 🔴 Bayern leave it late 🟡 BVB win top four clash 🔷 Hamburg fairy tale evening & more! ✍️ @getfootballnewsgermany.com ⤵️ bit.ly/48eckWY

🔷 A massive win for the ten men of Hamburg who beat VfB Stuttgart 2-1. ⬆️ The win lifts HSV into 13th, four points above the relegation zone. ⚪️ VfB miss the chance to climb into the top four.

PLAYER RATINGS | Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Borussia Dortmund Dortmund hold off a late Leverkusen resurgence to pick up an important 3 points. GGFN MOTM: 🇩🇿 Ibrahim Maza (7) ✍️ @jackmeenan.bsky.social

Vincent Kompany is a big fan of Luis Diaz.

Hoffenheim are flying at the moment - Christian Ilzer says he 'wants to thrill the fans' with attacking football. Bazoumana Touré, Tim Lemperle and Fisnik Asllani developing into quite the attacking trio.

Manuel Neuer discusses his Bayern Munich future, and again reiterates he has no intention of returning to the German national team.

3 things we learnt from the Bundesliga afternoon kick-offs: ❓ Bayern struggles to break down St.Pauli. 🇪🇺 Hoffenheim enter the UCL spots (at least for now). 📈 Heidenheim leave it late to beat Union Berlin and give them hope of survival. ✍️ @jackmeenan.bsky.social

RATINGS | Bayern Munich 3-1 St. Pauli.

🇨🇮 Hoffenheim's Bazoumana Touré (19) one to watch in the Bundesliga: His direct dribbling, technical ability and explosive pace makes BZ a thrilling prospect, who's already been linked with Europe's biggest clubs.

Bayern Munich have now conceded first in their last three Bundesliga games: vs Union Berlin (2-2), Freiburg (6-2) and now St. Pauli. Andréas Hountondji, on loan from Burnley, has given Pauli the lead at the Allianz Arena.

PLAYER RATINGS | Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 RB Leipzig.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's first 8 Bundesliga games: 0 wins, 3 draws, 5 defeats - 18 goals conceded. Their last 4 Bundesliga games: 3 wins, 1 draw - 1 goal conceded. Gladbach playing with a new confidence under Polanski.

What a moment in the Gladbach-Leipzig game. Honorat fired his side into the lead, but was judged to be offside by the VAR. This is about as marginal you can get. We're not entirely sure what part of the Gladbach attacker is actually offside.

1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ “A City of a Thousand Fires” 🔥 On this day 150 years ago, the city of Gelsenkirchen gained city status and rights. Schalke fans showing their appreciation tonight 👏 #S04SCP

PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund 🔥 Saturday's top spiel sees 3rd take on 4th in what is a congested #Bundesliga table. 🤔 A win would be massive, but is it more of a case of must not lose? Preview and team news ⤵️ bit.ly/3M5rEwn

⚪️🔴 Stuttgart are looking to improve their options at striker. (Sky Germany) 🇧🇪 VfB have held talks with St.Etienne striker Lucas Stassin, but they are demanding €40m. 🇮🇪 AZ Alkmaar's Troy Parrott is also of interest. He rejected a €18m move to Wolfsburg in the summer.

Preview | Bayern Munich vs St. Pauli 🔴 Bayern with the unfamiliar task of looking to bounce back from a defeat. ☠️ Up next, St. Pauli, who have lost their last eight #Bundesliga matches. What could go wrong?... ✍️ @getfootballnewsgermany.com bit.ly/4p0yamB

⚫️🟡 Nico Schlotterbeck has narrowed down his options for a potential transfer. (Bild) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The 25-year-old is weighing up either a move to England, with Liverpool previously linked, or Bayern Munich. ❓ There is nervousness at Borussia Dortmund regarding his situation. (WAZ)

🔥 No player has registered more goal contributions in November than Stuttgart's Deniz Undav. (Opta) ⚽️ 6 🅰️ 2 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé (6G, 1A)

FEATURE | How German clubs fared in Europe.

I also spoke to Flekken following his MOTM performance against City.

⚫🔴 Speaking to GGFN, Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Mark Flekken addressed what it takes to build chemistry with his defence, and if a performance like on Tuesday gives him confidence as a keeper: "Patience is key."

The new #BMG stadium sponsorship rights deal left me in the mood to write a general essay on the matter. Yes, the title is a tad "clickbaity". Rest assured that the content, as always, is nuanced. 😉 @getfootballnewsgermany.com Beitrag #1.599 www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/2025/feature...

⚫🟡 It is looking likely that this could be Serhou Guirassy's final season at Borussia Dortmund. (Bild) 💰 The 29-year-old has a €50m release clause valid for a select few clubs. 🇸🇦 There is also interest from Saudi Arabia.

On Tuesday, I spoke to Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes about the team learning from the losses to PSG and Bayern to produce the performance they did against City. (Rather surreal the whole experience)

⚫🔴 EXCLUSIVE | Speaking to GGFN, Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes commented on the team's maturity following their 2-0 Champions League win against Man City: "That was the expectation from us for today, that we show more maturity, that we are a little bit smarter in some situations"

Union Berlin's expansion of the Stadion An der Alten Försterei has been cut from 40,500 to 34,500 due to unfeasible traffic. Union will play in Köpenick during renovations that start in 2028. Fan groups have agreed to pay an extra 1-2 euros to combat the reduced capacity during this time.

PLAYER RATING | Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich Bayern lose for the first time in any competition this season. Arsenal by far the better team this evening as Vincent Kompany's side have plenty to think about. Read all about it ⤵️ 📰 #UCL | #ARSFCB bit.ly/3M3Jekj

FT | Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich Bayern lose for the first time this season after being convincingly beaten by Arsenal. Only one team was in the game throughout the entire second half. Plenty to ponder for Kompany, with perhaps only Karl having a decent game. #UCL | #ARSFCB