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The 23rd round of the Bundesliga features a key clash on Sunday as Bayern Munich hosts Eintracht Frankfurt. Vincent Kompany’s Bavarian side continues to dominate the league with 55 points, despite being held to a 0-0 draw by reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen in the previous round. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen currently trails by eight points behind Kane and company.
Dino Toppmöller’s Eintracht, missing their Egyptian star Omar Marmoush after his move to Manchester City, sits third in the league with 42 points, holding a five-point lead over Leipzig. Wahi and his teammates secured a 3-1 victory over Holstein Kiel last weekend after three consecutive draws. Bayern leads the league in every major statistic, including goal difference (65 goals scored, 19 conceded).
Marco Rose’s RB Leipzig, chasing a Champions League spot, hosts Heidenheim, who sit second-bottom with just 14 points and are coming off five consecutive defeats. The Red Bulls have managed just one win in their last five league games (against St. Pauli), with four draws. Sunday’s Bundesliga action concludes with Hoffenheim, 15th with 21 points, facing Stuttgart, seventh with 35 points and pushing for a European spot, fresh off a home loss to Wolfsburg.
In Spain, LaLiga’s Sunday fixtures feature a clash between Athletic Club and Real Valladolid. Ernesto Valverde’s Basque side has not lost a league game since October 6, 2024 (a 2-1 defeat to Girona), accumulating eight wins and seven draws since then. Athletic currently sits fourth with 45 points, five behind third-placed Atlético Madrid and six adrift of joint leaders Barcelona and Real Madrid.
At the other end of the table, Valladolid struggles at the bottom with just 15 points, having lost five straight matches. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, after consecutive 1-1 draws in the Madrid derby against Atlético and away to Osasuna in Pamplona, returns to action at home against Girona, who have only one win in their last four outings. Los Blancos boast the league’s best attack (29 goals), tied with Barcelona for the most goals scored at home.
At the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe welcomes Real Betis. The hosts, sitting 13th with 30 points, come into the match on the back of two consecutive wins (against Deportivo Alavés and Girona). Betis, eighth with 32 points, dominated Real Sociedad 3-0 last weekend.
Sunday’s action concludes with Real Sociedad—who have just one win in their last five matches—taking on Leganés, 16th with 24 points and battling relegation. The Monday night fixture in LaLiga sees Sevilla hosting Mallorca at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. The Andalusians, 12th with 31 points, bounced back from a 4-1 loss to Barcelona by thrashing Real Valladolid away. Mallorca, after suffering three consecutive defeats, has recovered with four points from its last two matches.
In France, Nantes and Lens face off in a match with contrasting objectives. Antoine Kombouaré’s Canaries, 15th with 21 points, are fighting to avoid relegation, while M'Bala Nzola and his Lens teammates, eighth with 33 points, are pushing for a European spot. Toulouse, winless in six matches, visits Le Havre, second-bottom with 17 points.
Nice, led by Franck Haise, looks to continue its strong run, having recorded three wins and a draw in its last four games. The third-placed side, level on 40 points with Monaco, remains unbeaten at home (seven wins, three draws) and will face Jean-Louis Gasset’s Montpellier, who sit rock-bottom with just 15 points (one win and nine losses away from home).
A tightly contested matchup is expected between Strasbourg, seventh with 33 points, and Brest, ninth with 32 points.
The round concludes with a Ligue 1 classic as Olympique Lyon hosts Paris Saint-Germain at the Groupama Stadium. Paulo Fonseca’s OL, sixth with 36 points, is in fine form after back-to-back dominant wins (4-0 against Reims and 4-1 over Montpellier). Meanwhile, Luis Enrique’s PSG, firmly on course for another domestic title with 56 points (+10 over second-placed Marseille), remains unbeaten in Ligue 1 (17 wins, five draws) and boasts both the best attack (59 goals scored) and the best defense (20 goals conceded).
