After the Christmas break, a Bundesliga crippled by Covid infections starts again.
Even Bayern, which have an oversized squad, are struggling, but today's opponent - Borussia Moenchengladbach - has an illustrious past and a present on the fringes of the relegation zone.
Haaland's Borussia Dortmund, on paper the only one still able to annoy Bayern (even if at -9), have an insidious away match;
the highlight of the day, against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bayer Leverkusen-Union Berlin is also intriguing for the Champions race.
The picture of the eighteenth day (RESULTS AND RANKING)
Bayern-Monchengladbach at 20.30
Freiburg-Bielefeld Saturday at 3.30 pm
Furth-Stuttgart
Hoffenheim-Augusta
Leverkusen-Union Berlin
Leipzig-Mainz
Frankfurt-Dortmund at 18.30
Hertha-Cologne on Sunday at 3.30 pm
Bochum-Wolfsburg 5.30 pm