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Young wingers, goalkeeping dilemmas, a Kevin Paredes goal and a winner for Gianluca Busio all feature in this week's tracker

Champions Bayern Munich won the Bavarian derby at Augsburg 3-2 on Saturday and are, for now, just a point from Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who welcome Borussia Mönchengladbach later. Bayern suffered two scares early in the game, first when Augsburg were awarded a penalty in the fifth minute, which was overturned, and then when the hosts thought they had the lead but Elvis Rexhbeçaj's goal was offside. The German record champions eventually broke the deadlock in the 23rd a...

A powerful kick from a Cologne player sent an assistant referee off the field and into hospital. He was replaced by a spectator who was coincidentally a qualified referee.

The assistant referee who was accidentally hit in the face by the ball during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Cologne has been taken to a hospital after the incident on Saturday. "He's doing well under the circumstances. He's been taken to hospital and will probably have to stay there overnight for observation," referee Sören Storks told broadcasters Sky. Assistant referee Thorben Siewer was unintentionally hit in the face by a ball in the 14th minute of t...

Champions Bayern Munich won the Bavarian derby at Augsburg 3-2 on Saturday to reduce their gap to Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen from four to two points. Leverkusen were held to a goalless draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach and saw their run of four consecutive Bundesliga wins come to an end. They remain, however, the only unbeaten team in the league this season. Deniz Undav scored a hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart thrashed RB Leizpig 5-2, while Werder Bremen claimed a second consecutive wi...

Champions Bayern Munich won the Bavarian derby at Augsburg 3-2 on Saturday and are, for now, just a point from Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who welcome Borussia Mönchengladbach later. Deniz Undav scored a hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart thrashed RB Leizpig 5-2, while Werder Bremen claimed a second consecutive win with a 3-1 against Freiburg. Elsewhere, VfL Wolfsburg and Cologne played out a 1-1 draw, while Hoffenheim were also held to a 1-1 draw with Heidenheim. Bayern suffered two scare...

Our round-up of the U.S. players' impact across European competition this weekend takes in games from Lecce to Utrecht, and Norwich to Lecce

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the loan of Ivan Perisic to HNK Hajduk Split for the rest of the season.

Donyell Mallen scored a brace as Borussia Dortmund claimed a 4-0 win at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Mallen got the opener in the 12th minute, finishing off a corner from Julian Brandt. Dortmund could have increased their lead still in the first half, but the second goal came only after the break when Niclas Füllkrug hit the net from the spot in the 58th. Mallen then completed his brace in the 61st after he received a stunning and long cross-field pass from winter signing Ian Maat...

Borussia Mönchengladbach will be without forward Tomas Cvancara for "the next few weeks" after he suffered an ankle ligament tear in training, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. Cvancara has been repeatedly thwarted by injuries since his transfer from Sparta Prague last summer. He has played a total of 16 games across all competitions this season and scored six goals so far.