BAYERN MARCH ON — GLADBACH SHORT-HANDED IN BUNDESLIGA SHOWDOWN

Bayern Munich made it 13 wins from 13 this season with a 3-0 victory over Gladbach. Goals from Kimmich, Guerreiro & teen Lennart Karl sealed the win after a Castrop red card. RB Leipzig thrashed Augsburg 6-0 to stay 2nd.

Bayern March On — Gladbach Short-Handed in Bundesliga Showdown
Lennart Karl celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

With goals from Joshua Kimmich, Raphael Guerreiro, and teenager Lennart Karl, Bayern improved to 13 wins from 13 games in all competitions this season.

Harry Kane, who had a goal in the second half called off for offside, failed to score for just the second time this season.

After a VAR review, Gladbach's Jens Castrop was sent off after sinking his studs into Luis Diaz's shin with 19 minutes remaining.

Bayern, who made six changes, including replacing captain Manuel Neuer in goal with Jonas Urbig, struggled to maintain flow against their last-place rivals despite having a one-man advantage.

After 64 minutes, Kimmich gave the visitors the lead by crashing through a packed penalty box, and five minutes later, Guerreiro scored another goal by sweeping in to complete a beautiful team play.

With fifteen minutes remaining, Kevin Stoeger's penalty kick against the post severely crushed Gladbach's hopes of winning the game.

Karl, 17, finished the game for the reigning champs with a spectacular curling goal with nine minutes left.

With six different goal scorers, RB Leipzig easily defeated Augsburg 6-0, solidifying their hold on second place, four points clear of third-place Stuttgart.

Assan Ouedraogo, Christoph Baumgartner, Antonio Nusa, Romulo, Yan Diomande, and Castello Lukeba all scored goals as Leipzig handed Augsburg their biggest league home loss ever.

Leipzig has won 19 of a possible 21 points in seven games since falling to Bayern 6-0 in the season opener, giving up only three goals.

Thanks to a double from Jonathan Burkardt, Eintracht Frankfurt overcame Liverpool's 5-1 Champions League thrashing on Wednesday to defeat St Pauli 2-0 at home.

Burkardt, a striker for Germany, has six goals in seven league games this season. He also scored a double against Freiburg last week.

In other news, Wolfsburg defeated Hamburg 1-0, with Adam Daghim scoring the lone goal, to win their first game since August.

For the third consecutive occasion, Hamburg's winger Ransford-Yeboah Koenigsdoerffer missed a penalty kick in the first half.

Lowly Heidenheim lost to Hoffenheim 3-1.

Borussia Dortmund may move up to third place in Saturday's late game if they defeat Cologne at home.

BAYERN MUNICH RULE OUT MARCUS RASHFORD MOVE REGARDLESS OF ANTHONY GORDON OUTCOME

Marcus Rashford is not a target for Bayern Munich this summer, as the club focuses entirely on signing Gordon from Newcastle.

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Bayern Munich aren’t considering a move for Marcus Rashford this summer, no matter what happens with Anthony Gordon. That’s according to a German reporter who’s close to the story.

Right now, Rashford is wrapping up his loan at Barcelona. He’s set to return to Manchester United at the end of the season. Barcelona have an option to make the deal permanent for €30 million (£26 million) in the summer. Both Rashford and Barcelona want him to stay, but here’s the catch: the club doesn’t want to pay the full €30 million.

Barcelona would rather keep Rashford on loan for another year or get him for a lower fee. Manchester United’s not having it. They want the full price, so Barcelona are starting to look at other players.

Rashford hasn’t made a secret of where he wants to be. Earlier in the season, he told Sport, one of the local Barcelona papers, about how much he wants to stay, saying, “Of course, what I want is to stay at Barca. It’s the ultimate goal.” He talked about the pressure and expectations at the club, saying they keep him motivated and that he feels like he’s in the perfect environment to grow and win trophies. For now, though, it’s all up in the air until next summer.

Last year, Bayern Munich actually showed some interest in Rashford before he went to Barcelona. But now, they’re focused on signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United for the left wing. The problem is, Gordon’s interested, but Newcastle’s price is ridiculous, reportedly around £80 million (€92.6 million). That’s much higher than what Bayern’s willing to pay. They’re thinking closer to £60 million (€69.4 million), and maybe with add-ons or an instalment plan. If Newcastle won’t budge, it probably isn’t happening.

Christian Falk, a trusted journalist from Bild, says Bayern aren’t considering Rashford as a backup if they can’t land Gordon. Bayern’s got a short list of players for the left wing, and Rashford isn’t on it. Gordon’s their main focus, but even if that deal falls through, Rashford’s not the next in line.

So at this stage, Bayern and Rashford won’t be coming together this summer, even if Gordon stays at Newcastle. That’s just not in the plans.

BAYERN MUNICH IDENTIFY ARSENAL’S KAI HAVERTZ AS TOP TARGET FOR SUMMER WINDOW

From North London to Munich? Kai Havertz emerges as the leading candidate to join Bayern’s elite Premier League-built attack.

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Kai Havertz emerges as Bayern replacement for Jackson following Chelsea deal collapse - Photo Credit: Getty Images

Bayern Munich still have their eye on an Arsenal star, hoping to bring more Premier League experience up front, especially after plans with Chelsea fell apart.

Right now, Bayern are among the best teams in Europe. It really depends on how you rank PSG, but Bayern’s up there, no question. Vincent Kompany deserves a lot of credit for getting them to this level. Still, you can’t ignore their recruitment. They keep picking top-flight Premier League attackers, and it works.

With Luis Diaz, Harry Kane, and Michael Olise, Bayern’s attack is lethal. Those three have already scored 100 goals this season. Defenders in the Bundesliga just can’t cope, and you can tell their time in England’s toughest league has paid off.

Bayern have another Premier League forward in the mix right now, but he’s not sticking around.

Chelsea deal off, Bayern looking at Arsenal.

On Wednesday, Fabrizio Romano made it official that X: Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson will head back to Stamford Bridge this summer because Bayern aren’t activating his €65m buy option. Bayern’s director, Max Eberl, confirmed it, so that the backup spot behind Kane opens again when Jackson leaves.

James Benge reports that Kai Havertz’s name is coming up as a possible replacement. He said on the Inside Arsenal podcast that Bayern are definitely interested, “but nothing concrete yet.” Havertz could be the squad player who covers for Musiala and Kane.

Honestly, signing a German for Germany’s top club makes sense. Arsenal won’t just roll over, though, if Bayern come calling. Even after picking up Viktor Gyokeres last summer, Mikel Arteta still prefers Havertz up front. When Arsenal played Manchester City in their biggest game this season, Arteta benched Gyokeres and started Havertz.

Havertz has had injury issues this year. Heading into summer, he’ll still have two years left on his contract. If Bayern make a strong offer, Arsenal could think about selling.

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