Bundesliga and second-division matches in Germany were again interrupted by fan protests on Saturday against the entry of an investor into the German Football League (DFL). Tennis balls were thrown by fans onto the pitch at Wolfsburg against Borussia Dortmund at various points of the game and Darmstadt v VfB Stuttgart was held up for 18 minutes by the supporter protests. Hoffenheim's Bundesliga match with Union Berlin was also interrupted twice in the first half due to fans hurling tennis balls
Bayer Leverkusen retained a two-point lead over Bayern Munich into their Bundesliga table topper next week, with Leverkusen winning 2-0 at bottom side Darmstadt and Bayern's 3-1 over Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 marking Thomas Müller's 500th career victory. Nathan Tella scored a 33rd and 52nd minute brace as Leverkusen regrouped well from a 0-0 draw against Gladbach eight days ago and remain unbeaten in all competitions. Gladbach led in Munich from Nico Elvedi in the 35th but the champions fough