Head coach Marco Rose, goalkeeper Janis Blaswich and goal scorer Timo Werner on the victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach

Although the head coach would have wanted his side to have been more clinical and put the game to bed earlier, it was a satisfying afternoon in Aue in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Mainz progressed into the the second round with relative ease, despite the fact that it can often be a tricky task in the early stages of the competition. Bo Svensson’s team won 3-0, with Dominik Kohr, Delano Burgzorg and Marcs Ingvartsen getting on the scoresheet. Mainz flexed their muscles in front of the 8,446 fans (around 500 of which were Zerofivers) and professionally dispatched Aue, who were relegated to the 3. Bundesliga last season.

 Hannover 96: Weinkauf (Stahl)– Celebi, Krajnc, Dehm (Kunze), Walbrecht (Neumann) – Stolze, Ondoua (Muroya), Leopold, Kerk (Foti), Teuchert (Beier) – Tresoldi

After four competitive games without a win, VfL Wolfsburg’s quest to return to winning ways doesn’t get much easier when they take on RB Leipzig on Saturday 18 February (kick-off 15:30 CET). At the press conference ahead of the game, head coach Niko Kovac answered questions on…

“We had some wrong’uns at Everton as well, and I think those are the ones that stood out more than anything,” Howard told the Fozcast. “One was horrific; Royston Drenthe.”

Goalscoring chances galore: In total, this lively encounter produced 36 shots at goal (23-13 in BVB’s favour) and 23 corners (12-11 to TSG). The last time the latter tally was reached in the Bundesliga was in November 2009, when there were 24 corners in a game between Wolfsburg and Nuremberg.

Eleven Foals called up for international duty The first international break of the year is almost...

The deal is done: defender Anthony Jung has extended his contract at Werder Bremen. Clemens Fritz, head of scouting and profession football at SVW, revealed the news on Thursday morning.

34 Bundesliga games, 4 games in the DFB-Pokal. An amazing season lies behind the VfL. Eleven...

Cedric Teuchert has been at Schalke for almost a year now. In an interview with schalke04.de, the Germany U21 international discussed his first twelve months at the club, as well as his relationship with Domenico Tedesco, his injury setbacks and his desire for a first Bundesliga goal.