Overview
- Borussia Dortmund beat St. Pauli 3:2 after a VAR review upgraded a stoppage-time foul on the line to a penalty that Emre Can converted, with St. Pauli slipping to last place as coach Alexander Blessin questioned the call.
- TSG Hoffenheim defeated Bayer Leverkusen 1:0 on Wouter Burger’s direct free kick to record a sixth straight home win and move into the Champions League places.
- Nürnberg edged Elversberg 3:2 as Piet Scobel scored in the 71st minute and again at 90+3, with coach Miroslav Klose sent off late and Elversberg missing a penalty in their first match since top scorer Younes Ebnoutalib left for Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey quarterfinals with a hard-fought 2:0 at Racing Santander thanks to goals from Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal.
- Framing the table context, Dortmund coach Niko Kovac acknowledged Bayern Munich are out of reach in the title race despite the late win narrowing the gap before Bayern’s evening kickoff.