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Vedad Ibisevic It has been a tough start to the year for Hertha Berlin, but their five-game winless league run came to an end on Friday.

Markus Anfang Bundesliga strugglers Cologne have a new head coach for next season, with Markus Anfang joining from Holstein Kiel.

Robert Lewandowski While Bayern Munich opened a nine-point lead atop the Bundesliga on Wednesday, Jupp Heynckes was not completely satisfied.

Fortuna Dusseldorf have been promoted back to the Bundesliga thanks to a last-minute winner, but Cologne have been relegated.

Thomas Tuchel Germany's top-flight clubs learned their fixtures for the coming season as the Bundesliga schedule was released on Friday.

Anthony Ujah and Fin Bartels struck in extra time to put Werder Bremen in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Max Kruse scored twice as Wolfsburg battered Werder Bremen, while Bayern Munich showed no signs of letting up in their Bundesliga defence.

Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund will be keen to string together a good run of form after ending a seven-match winless run in the Bundesliga last time out.

Marcos Mesquita Lopes Bayern Munich, Inter, Cologne and Monaco were among the teams to get their pre-season underway with matches on Sunday.