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Bayern Munich have had to manage without Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito and Jamal Musiala so far this season, with the trio sidelined due to long-term injuries.

Like the previous two rounds, only one game ended in a draw on matchday four in the Frauen-Bundesliga. Bayern and Wolfsburg are leading the race with 10 points. On the other end of the table, Köln left the basement after a 2-1 win in early early-season relegation six-pointer.

Bulinews' Fantasy Bundesliga writers have each put together a squad of 10 outfield players for the fifth matchday of the season.

After a shaky start to the Bundesliga season, Mainz finally found their rhythm last weekend with a resounding 4-1 away win at Augsburg - their first league victory of the campaign. The result lifted them to four points after four matches, good enough for 13th place in the table, and more importantly restored some much-needed confidence.

Match-winning goal-scorer Bilal El Khannouss was delighted with VfB Stuttgart's start in the Europa League after victory over Celta Vigo of Spain tonight.

In the aftermath of VfB Stuttgart's 2-1 success over Celta Vigo to commence their UEFA Europa League campaign, coach Sebastian Hoeneß expressed his delight over the result.

Bayern Munich have reportedly continued their interest in Juventus striker Dušan Vlahović, according to Sports BILD. 

VfB Stuttgart kicked off their UEFA Europa League campaign at home to RC Celta Vigo this evening at an atmospheric MHP Arena. The game, in spite of a late consolation for the Galician side, was ultimately decided by a second-half strike from Bilal El Khannouss as the hosts ran out 2-1 winners. 

Max Kruse scored 97 Bundesliga goals in 307 games for six clubs. The 14-time German international retired from professional football in 2023 following a short spell in 2. Bundesliga with SC Paderborn. The 37-year-old sits down for an exclusive interview with RTL/ntv and sport.de to discuss several matters.

Nico Schlotterbeck made a full recovery to play every minute of Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg last Sunday. Instantly, the Westphalians looked defensively solid. 

Bayern Munich are still hoping Dayot Upamecano will sign a new contract at the club, but the situation is complicated with fellow Champions League giants showing keen interest in the 26-year-old center-back.

Stuttgart will begin their European campaign at home against LaLiga outfit Celta Vigo. Sebastian Hoeneß’s side won their first two Bundesliga home games without conceding a goal, and they need another solid performance in front of their supporters tonight if they have to improve from last season’s Champions League campaign.

League leaders Darmstadt head into the weekend riding a strong wave of momentum, having lost just once in their last five matches. Florian Kohfeldt’s side have surpassed early-season expectations, and striker Isac Lidberg has been central to that success. The Swede is in blistering form with six goals from his first six games, making him joint-top scorer in the division.

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac has provided a squad update ahead of his team's Bundesliga clash with Mainz on Saturday.

Mio Backhaus has been ruled out of Werder Bremen’s away game against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Friday evening.