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Eintracht Frankfurt's poor Bundesliga form continued as they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to Darmstadt in the Hessen Derby.

Xabier Alonso Olana Bayern Munich are in the hat for the DFB-Pokal last eight thanks to Xabi Alonso's sublime winner against Darmstadt on Tuesday.

Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel believes Mario Gotze will be back to his best soon.

Elversberg came close to upsetting the odds, but slipped to a 3-1 extra-time defeat to Augsburg in the DFB-Pokal.

Thomas Müller Thomas Muller scored twice, including a wonderful overhead kick, as Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Darmstadt 3-1.

Bayern Munich started their DFB-Pokal defence with a comfortable win while fourth-tier Magdeburg shocked top-flight Augsburg 1-0.

A 3-0 defeat for Schalke at Ingolstadt and Mainz's victory over Augsburg made things tighter in the Bundesliga's Champions League fight.

Julian Nagelsmann's first Bundesliga outing ended a draw as Hoffenheim were held by fellow strugglers Werder Bremen.

Mainz survived a dogged fightback from Darmstadt to seal a 3-2 Bundesliga victory on Friday.

Tom Starke Tom Starke's late penalty save condemned Darmstadt to relegation as they were beaten 1-0 by Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.