The Bavarians have 48 points and extended their advantage over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen after they beat Freiburg 2-1 on January 25, whereas Holstein Kiel held Wolfsburg to a 2-2 stalemate on January 24 but are second last in 17th place with 12 points.

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich moved six points clear after defending champions Bayer Leverkusen slipped ... only for second-bottom Holstein Kiel to level against the run of play and rescue ...

Defending Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen have only lost once in the league so far this season, so how come they're six points behind leaders Bayern Munich?

In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.

German soccer referees will start making NFL-style announcements to the crowd to explain video review rulings. The German league says Bayern Munich and German champion Bayer Leverkusen are among nine clubs taking part in a trial program at their home games starting from Saturday onward.

Munich: Florian Wirtz scored twice as Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday to stay four points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Bayern had gone

German Bundesliga leading scorers after the weekend's matches: 9: Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt), Musiala (Bayern Munich), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 7: Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Harres (Holstein Kiel), Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Machino (Holstein Kiel), Stage (Werder Bremen), Undav (Stuttgart), Wind (Wolfsburg)

The home team are fifth last in 14th place with 20 points and were beaten 3-0 by St Pauli on January 26, whereas Leipzig managed to hold champions Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-2 stalemate on January 25 and are fifth with 32 points.

FreiburgFreiburg have experienced a couple of disappointing results since they started 2025 with a 3-2 home win over Holstein Kiel. They fell to a 4-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank

Holstein Kiel pick up a potentially valuable point in the relegation battle at the start of the 19th round of the Bundesliga. The Kiel team fought out a 2-2 draw in Wolfsburg.

German Bundesliga result on Friday: Mainz v Stuttgart, RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg v Heidenheim, Freiburg v Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bochum (1730)