On Matchday 19, Union Berlin jumped to the top of the table overnight with a 2-1 win against Mainz. Sébastien Haller scored for BVB for the first time in the 5-1 win against Freiburg. Bochum rolls over Hoffenheim 5-2, Eintracht Frankfurt also wins. The Bundesliga conference to read.

Borussia Dortmund – SC Freiburg 5:1 (1:1)

1:0 N. Schlotterbeck (26th), 1:1 Höler (45th), 2:1 Adeyemi (48th), 3:1 Haller (51st), 4:1 Brandt (69th), 5:1 Reyna (82.)

Special incident: Yellow-red card for Freiburg’s Sildillia (17th)

1. FC Cologne – RB Leipzig 0-0

Union Berlin – FSV Mainz 05 2: 1 (1: 0)

1-0 Behrens (32′), 1-1 Invartsen (78′, penalty kick), 2-1 Jordan (84′)

Eintracht Frankfurt – Hertha BSC 3: 0 (2: 0)

1:0 Eight Colored (21./Foulelfmeter), 2:0 Eight Colored (28.), 3:0 Buta (90 3.)

VfL Bochum – TSG Hoffenheim 5:2 (3:0)

1:0 Hofmann (22.), 2:0 Förster (30.), 3:0 Asano (40.), 3:1 Baumgartner (49.), 4:1 Masovic (69.), 4:2 Dabbur (77.), 5:2 Broschinski (83.)

04.02.2023 | 3:30 p.m

1. FC Union Berlin can take over the top of the table in the Bundesliga on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky). With a win against FSV Mainz 05, the Köpenickers would overtake FC Bayern Munich. The German champions only play at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.

In addition to Union, the other pursuers are also in action on Saturday: Third RB Leipzig plays at 1. FC Köln, Borussia Dortmund receives SC Freiburg in a duel of fourth against fifth. The sixth-placed Frankfurters meet the relegation candidates Hertha BSC.

VfL Bochum will play TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the fight to stay in the league. In the evening (6.30 p.m.) bottom-placed FC Schalke 04 will visit Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Patrick Esume says goodbye to the TV crew after the end of the NFL at Ran in Munich. Esume was live for the last time in the ProSieben TV studio on Sunday. The NFL will run on RTL in the future. The future of Esume is still unclear.

FC Bayern lands a real cracker at the end of the transfer ticker. Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo is likely to be loaned out for the second half of the season. Meanwhile, Union Berlin is causing a stir with five-time Champions League winner and ex-Real star Isco. All news about the transfer deadline in the ticker.