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,

StuttgartStuttgart have made a fine start to 2025, having taken maximum points from their first two matches of the calendar year. Die Schwaben kicked off the year with a 1-0 win over Augsburg, before

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)

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.

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 -

Football is a game of momentum, confidence, and execution. When SV Werder Bremen hosts 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 31st January 2025 at 22:30 (GMT+3), history tells us that these meetings rarely disappoint.

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.

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.

The appointment of the Croatian represents a break from the norm at the Westfalenstadion but it might be the shock treatment this club needs

Bremen vs. Mainz, 2:30 p.m. Stuttgart vs. Monchengladbach, 9:30 a.m. Bayern vs. Holstein Kiel, 9:30 a.m. Heidenheim vs. Dortmund, 9:30 a.m. Bochum vs. Freiburg, 9:30 a.m.

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.