St. PauliSaturday's hosts registered just their second home win of the campaign last time out as they welcomed Union Berlin to Hamburg in what has been dubbed by many as the ‘Hipster Derby’.A

Paris Saint-Germain (22nd) take on Stuttgart (24th) at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (kick-off 9pm, broadcast on Canal+) as part of Matchday 8 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase. And, as before every match,

VfB StuttgartAfter a strong start to 2025 that propelled Die Schwaben into the top four, Stuttgart have now lost two matches in a week, against Mainz and Paris Saint Germain

Stuttgart are level with the French champions on ten points through seven games, with back-to-back victories over Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava seeing them climb into the top 24. Sebastian Hoeness' side have started 2025 in excellent form, but they were beaten by Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

The Fuggerstädter will now return to the WWK Arena, where they have lost their last two matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart without troubling the scorers. They may be able to take confidence from the fact they recorded a 1-0 victory in their only previous Bundesliga home meeting with Heidenheim in March 2024.

In a clash that promises intrigue and contrasting styles, FC Augsburg hosts 1. FC Heidenheim at the WWK Arena on 25th January 2025. Augsburg enters the game riding a wave of momentum after consecutive 2-0 away victories against Werder Bremen and Union Berlin.

FC Augsburg have loaned centre-back Maximilian Bauer out to FC Kaiserslautern. The 24-year-old heads to the 2. Bundesliga on a six-month loan after making 11 league appearances for his Bundesliga

Die Schwaben have also won three of their previous four home league games, ensuring they will head into Saturday’s fixture in a confident mood. Stuttgart enjoyed a successful outing in their most recent home meeting with Freiburg in September 2023,

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

German Bundesliga result on Friday: Mainz v Stuttgart, RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg v Heidenheim, Freiburg v Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bochum (1730)

BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored for the first time from open play since November and Bayern Munich stretched its Bundesliga lead to six points by winning in Freiburg 2-0 on Saturday.

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.