German Bundesliga results on Friday: Stuttgart v Freiburg, Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg, Heidenheim v St Pauli, Bochum v RB Leipzig, Holstein Kiel v Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1730)
Champions Bayer Leverkusen will have defender Jonathan Tah back in the squad for their league game against visiting Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday but striker Victor Boniface will not be fit in time for the game,
Alex Grimaldo's goal sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.
Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is nearing his return to action, two months after suffering a hamstring injury, manager Xabi Alonso said ahead of Tuesday's Bundesliga home clash against Mainz 05.
German Bundesliga leading scorers after the weekend's matches: 9: Kleindienst (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Musiala (Bayern Munich) 7: Demirovic (Stuttgart), Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt), Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Sesko (RB Leipzig), Stage (Werder Bremen), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Borussia Dortmund has slumped to a 4-2 loss at promoted Holstein Kiel. It piles the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin after the team's worst opening half to the Bundesliga for 10 years. Reported Manchester City target Omar Marmoush has starred again by scoring one goal and setting up another as Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to beat Freiburg 4-1.
Reported Manchester City target Omar Marmoush has boosted his transfer value with another goal for Eintracht Frankfurt to beat St. Pauli 1-0 in the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen only managed a narrow 1-0 victory against Mainz but that was enough to keep them close to leaders Bayern Munich. Leverkusen failed to find a way through in-form Mainz in the first half but Alejandro Grimaldo finally broke the deadlock with the winner in the 48th minute.
Borussia Dortmund has slumped to a 4-2 loss at promoted Holstein Kiel. It piles the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin after the team’s worst opening half to the Bundesliga for 10 years. After conceding three goals in the first half,