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Bottom Gladbach, three points off the play-off place, train with only 16 outfield playersBorussia Mönchengladbach have four points from nine games and a squad hit by muscle injuries. Dortmund visit on 21 November.
Neuer out with partial tendon tear in right foot as Bayern lead on 21 pointsBayern captain Manuel Neuer, 40, has a partial tendon tear in his right foot after the 2-1 win at Mainz. The club gave no timeline; Sport1 reports six to eight weeks.
Freiburg two points off the top, Leverkusen win in Köln: four things from matchday 9Freiburg beat Union Berlin 2-0 to sit third on 19 points behind Bayern and Dortmund. Leverkusen won the Rhine derby 2-1, Stuttgart ended Werder Bremen's run without a league defeat since matchday 1 and Hoffenheim held off Schalke.
Bayern and Dortmund level on 21 points, both unbeaten, with Leipzig three behindBayern lead on goal difference, +20 to +9, though goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went off injured at Mainz. Dortmund won without striker Serhou Guirassy and Leipzig beat Augsburg 5-2.
Muheim and Grønbæk score from range as Hamburg beat ten-man Gladbach 3-1Hamburg ended a run of three defeats in all competitions by beating bottom club Gladbach 3-1; Gladbach played almost the whole second half a man down after Ko Itakura's second yellow card. Hamburg go up to eighth on 12 points, Gladbach stay last on four.
Bottom club Gladbach, four points from eight games, visit Hamburg on FridayHamburg, 15th on nine points, have lost two league games in a row; Gladbach are unbeaten in three games but without goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas.
Füllkrug matches Völler's Werder record and leads Bundesliga scorers by two with nineThe Werder striker scored in a seventh league game in a row and has nine goals, two more than Leverkusen's Patrik Schick; Germany coach Jürgen Klopp names his squad on Thursday.
Frankfurt's Ilicevic, 16 years and one day, equals Bundesliga youngest-player recordNiko Ilicevic came on in stoppage time of Frankfurt's 3-1 win over Hamburg, a day after turning 16, to match Youssoufa Moukoko's 2020 mark. The club says it will develop him step by step and has ruled out interviews for now.
Silva's 89th-minute equaliser holds Bayern to 2-2 as Kane misses a penaltyDortmund came from behind twice to draw 2-2 at Bayern, so the two unbeaten sides stay level on 18 points. Bayern hit the woodwork four times and lost three attackers to injury.
Neuer ruled out, Kimmich back in training as Bayern host Dortmund in the KlassikerDortmund have Konstantinos Karetsas back in their squad, and Sky reports that Joshua Kimmich will return to Bayern's. The Bundesliga's last two unbeaten sides meet on Saturday at 18:30: Bayern have scored 25 goals, Dortmund have conceded four.
Schalke, goalless at home, host Leipzig, still pointless away in the BundesligaIn the Bundesliga, Leipzig are 18-0 in four home games but have lost all three away; Schalke have scored none in three at home and went out of the cup in Dresden on Wednesday.
Neuer out with partial tendon tear in right foot as Bayern lead on 21 pointsBayern captain Manuel Neuer, 40, has a partial tendon tear in his right foot after the 2-1 win at Mainz. The club gave no timeline; Sport1 reports six to eight weeks.Freiburg two points off the top, Leverkusen win in Köln: four things from matchday 9Freiburg beat Union Berlin 2-0 to sit third on 19 points behind Bayern and Dortmund. Leverkusen won the Rhine derby 2-1, Stuttgart ended Werder Bremen's run without a league defeat since matchday 1 and Hoffenheim held off Schalke.Bayern and Dortmund level on 21 points, both unbeaten, with Leipzig three behindBayern lead on goal difference, +20 to +9, though goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went off injured at Mainz. Dortmund won without striker Serhou Guirassy and Leipzig beat Augsburg 5-2.Muheim and Grønbæk score from range as Hamburg beat ten-man Gladbach 3-1Hamburg ended a run of three defeats in all competitions by beating bottom club Gladbach 3-1; Gladbach played almost the whole second half a man down after Ko Itakura's second yellow card. Hamburg go up to eighth on 12 points, Gladbach stay last on four.Bottom club Gladbach, four points from eight games, visit Hamburg on FridayHamburg, 15th on nine points, have lost two league games in a row; Gladbach are unbeaten in three games but without goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas.Füllkrug matches Völler's Werder record and leads Bundesliga scorers by two with nineThe Werder striker scored in a seventh league game in a row and has nine goals, two more than Leverkusen's Patrik Schick; Germany coach Jürgen Klopp names his squad on Thursday.Frankfurt's Ilicevic, 16 years and one day, equals Bundesliga youngest-player recordNiko Ilicevic came on in stoppage time of Frankfurt's 3-1 win over Hamburg, a day after turning 16, to match Youssoufa Moukoko's 2020 mark. The club says it will develop him step by step and has ruled out interviews for now.Silva's 89th-minute equaliser holds Bayern to 2-2 as Kane misses a penaltyDortmund came from behind twice to draw 2-2 at Bayern, so the two unbeaten sides stay level on 18 points. Bayern hit the woodwork four times and lost three attackers to injury.Neuer ruled out, Kimmich back in training as Bayern host Dortmund in the KlassikerDortmund have Konstantinos Karetsas back in their squad, and Sky reports that Joshua Kimmich will return to Bayern's. The Bundesliga's last two unbeaten sides meet on Saturday at 18:30: Bayern have scored 25 goals, Dortmund have conceded four.Schalke, goalless at home, host Leipzig, still pointless away in the BundesligaIn the Bundesliga, Leipzig are 18-0 in four home games but have lost all three away; Schalke have scored none in three at home and went out of the cup in Dresden on Wednesday.