After the Champions League excitement, it's back to business in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, while Borussia Dortmund hopes incoming coach Niko Kovač can help spur a stop to its slide.

On balance, it is a frustrating result for Bayern Munich, especially as the performance saw some long lost problems resurface.

After the Champions League excitement, it’s back to business in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, while Borussia Dortmund hopes incoming coach Niko Kovac can help spur a stop to its slide.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich bounced back from a mid-week defeat with a 2-1 win at Freiburg on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund started life without coach Nuri Sahin playing with 10 men in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen.

Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence. Xabi Alonso 's men, who sit six points behind leaders Bayern Munich in second place in the German top flight,

The Bavarians have 48 points and extended their advantage over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen after they beat Freiburg 2-1 on January 25, whereas Holstein Kiel held Wolfsburg to a 2-2 stalemate on January 24 but are second last in 17th place with 12 points.

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After some midweek European action, the Bundesliga resumes this weekend. Below are our predicted Bundesliga line-ups for Matchday 20. Predicted Bundesliga lineups:Friday 20:30 CET:Werder Bremen -

In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.

Secured Mainz's 2-0 victory and won 11 of 13 ground duels. A rock-solid performance from the South Korea international, who won five of his eight duels for the ball, completed 96 percent of his passes and scored Bayern's winner.

GoalkeeperRobin Zentner, MainzMade four saves to help Mainz to a clean sheet and a hard-fought win over Stuttgart. DefendersAnthony Caci, MainzSecured Mainz's 2-0 victory and won 11 of 13 ground

BERLIN: Harry Kane scored in open play for the first time since November and Bayern Munich stretched its Bundesliga lead to six points by winning at Freiburg 2-0 on Saturday. Bayern also profited from defending champion Bayer Leverkusen's 2-2 draw in Leipzig,