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Julian Schuster’s SC Freiburg will start their European adventure at home to Swiss champions Basel. Freiburg won back-to-back games in the Bundesliga following two defeats at the start of the season.

Augsburg confirmed Jeffrey Gouweleeuw will be out for several weeks due to an internal ligament tear in his right knee. The Bavarians lost for the third time in a row when Mainz beat them 4-1 despite being reduced to ten-man early in the second-half.

Serge Gnabry was deemed surplus to requirements at Bayern a few months ago, but the German international is now a key figure in the club’s excellent start to the season. In a new role behind the talismanic striker Harry Kane, Gnabry scored in each of the last three league games after providing a couple of assists in the curtain raiser against RB Leipzig.

Stuttgart are competing in back-to-back European tournaments for the first time in nearly 15 years, after facing Europe's elite last season in the Champions League.

Since joining Borussia Dortmund from Sunderland for around €30 million in the summer, Jobe Bellingham has made just two starts in all competitions. 

When VfB Stuttgart announced their starting lineup for Friday's Bundesliga clash with FC St. Pauli, 20-year-old Chema Andrés was included, partnering Angelo Stiller in central midfield ahead of captain Atakan Karazor.

Having made significant progress in his recovery from an adductor injury, Fabio Silva could make his debut for Borussia Dortmund against Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

In Wednesday’s edition of Sport Bild, an article claims that Spain legend Raúl González has approached Borussia Mönchengladbach via his agent to inquire about the head coach position.

As in previous seasons, we’ll highlight 10 players to consider adding to your Fantasy Bundesliga team ahead of each matchday.

After sacking Gerardo Seoane as head coach, Borussia Mönchengladbach have put U23 coach Eugen Polanski in charge on an interim basis.

Mario Götze’s future is uncertain, with the German World Cup winner’s contract at Eintracht Frankfurt set to expire at the end of the season.

After a bit of European action for SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart, the Bundesliga resumes this weekend with Matchday 5.

17-year-old Lennart Karl has forced his way into Bayern Munich’s first team and has already started two games this season.

Over the summer, Bayern Munich missed out on two of their top targets, as Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade opted to move to Liverpool FC and Newcastle United, respectively.

Since Harry Kane left Tottenham to join Bayern Munich two years ago, speculation has grown over whether England captain Harry Kane could return to the London club at some point.