Bundesliga, Week 6: Frankfurt stay unbeaten, Mainz win

Bundesliga: Five Takeaways From Week 5 and 6

With Matchdays 5 and 6 in the Bundesliga in the books, we take a look back at all of the big stories out of Germany.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Freiburg: Final score 2-1, Hosts remain unbeaten

Wolfsburg vs. Mainz: Final score 0-2, Junior Diaz scores first Bundesliga goal

Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach: Final score 5-0, BVB dominate

Marco Reus scored twice as BVB crushed Gladbach.

Hoffenheim vs. Augsburg: Final score 0-0, Hoffenheim happy with the point

With their thoughts on their teammate, Hoffenheim settle for draw.

Nürnberg vs. Stuttgart: Final score 0-2, Ibisevic scores and creates a goal as Stuttgart win

Stuttgart received a huge performance from Vedad Ibišević on the way to a huge win.

Hamburg vs. Hannover 96: Final score 1-0, Adler puts on a show in goal

Hamburg concluded a fantastic week with a victory over Hannover 96.

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Greuther Fürth: Final score 2-0, Sam second half brace leads the way

Sidney Sam scored a second half brace to lead Leverkusen to victory.

Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich: Final score 0-2, Bayer struggle to break Bremen down yet win easily

It took them 81 minutes, but Bayern finally broke Bremen down.

Borussia Dortmund Vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012: Game Time, TV Schedule, Live Updates And More

Borussia Mönchengladbach travel to Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's late Bundesliga match. While neither side has started the season exactly as planned, Saturday's contest is a big opportunity for both to put things on the right track.

The last two matches have been a mixed fortune for BVB. They have scored five goals in those matches, but they've only picked up one point and conceded six goals. They've been a mess defensively which brought out a post-match rant from Mats Hummels. He and fellow centerback Neven Subotic haven't been able to find the form they had all of last season as they anchored the defense on the way to the double.

Dortmund aren't finding goals as easily as they did last season either. Robert Lewandowski has only scored once, and the team as a whole has only scored 11 goals. However, Marcos Reus and Mario Götze have yet to see any extended playing time together this season with the latter still rounding into full fitness. Once Jürgen Klopp finds a way to get the two of them on the pitch together, we could see some brilliance. Unfortunately, it won't be this weekend. Reus is not expected to start.

Gladbach are still adjusting to losing the spine of their team over the summer. They haven't found it easy replacing Dante, Roman Neustädter, and Reus. Working to replace them, Lucien Favre has brought in Álvaro Domínguez, Luuk de Jong, and Granit Xhaka. The most impressive of the three to this point has been Xhaka. The midfielder has slid into the role vacated by Neustädter and has fit in perfectly.

De Jong has struggled finding the back of the net since putting on a Gladbach shirt. He's only scored once in eight contests. Well, he's technically scored twice, but the first was an own goal. While he's not a direct replacement for Reus, De Jong is the closest thing that they have at this point. Reus scored 21 goals in all competitions last season. De Jong will be out in this match, so that onus will fall to Mike Hanke and Juan Arango. Those two must start picking up the slack for Gladbach to be successful moving forward this season.

Borussia Dortmund injuries and suspensions

Out: Patrick Owomoyela (muscular injury). In doubt: Sven Bender (cold), Marco Reus (knee).

Borussia Mönchengladbach injuries and suspensions

Out: Luuk de Jong (foot), Martin Stranzl (suspended). In Doubt: Patrick Herrmann (ankle), Tony Jantschke (ankle).

Gladbach are clearly the team that will be missing more due to injuries. Owomoyela isn't even close to being a regular contributor to the BVB side, but De Jong and Stranzl are in the starting eleven for Gladbach. If Bender isn't deemed fit from his cold, then Sebastian Kehl and İlkay Gündoğan will start in the two midfield roles for BVB. Reus, Hermann, and Jantschke are likely to take part, but there is a chance they could miss out.

Match Date/Time: 6:30 p.m. local, 12:30 p.m. ET

Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany

TV: Gol TV (U.S. & Canada)

Werder Bremen Vs. Bayern Munich 2012: Game Time, TV Schedule, Live Updates And More

Bayern Munich have the opportunity to maintain their perfect record on Saturday when they travel to Werder Bremen, but the hosts will be looking to spring the upset.

Jupp Heynckes' side has been in top form this season. They've been clicking offensively and defensively making light work of their opponents. They absolutely dominated Wolfsburg midweek en route to a 3-0 victory. The offense has scored the most goals (17) and conceded the fewest (2 - Tied with Fortuna Düsseldorf).

Thomas Schaaf's side has had their ups and downs to start this season. They followed their loss to Borussia Dortmund with a win against Hamburg and a loss to Hannover with a draw against Stuttgart. Bremen have allowed almost as many goals (8) as they have scored (9).

Aaron Hunt and Kevin De Bruyne have played very well for Bremen so far this season, but they're not getting a lot of help from the third wheel in the attack. Eljero Elia needs a good performance against Bayern to show that he's ready to accept some of the responsibility in this side moving forward.

With Bayern added so much quality depth this season, there was no doubt that they would have the players to fill in if a major injury hit. That major injury struck just before the season kicked off with Mario Gomez going down. However, Mario Mandzukic has stepped in to the position and will likely not lose the position when Gomez returns. I heard a great line on this week's Talking Fussball podcast: "Mario Mandzukic is both the striker Mario Gomez 1) is and 2) wishes he could be." Mandzukic may not start against Bremen with the Champions League waiting in a few days, but I'll be shocked if he doesn't find a goal if he makes the pitch.

Werder Bremen injuries and suspensions

Out: Assani Lukimya (suspended).

Bayern Munich injuries and suspensions

Out: Arjen Robben (leg), Mario Gomez (ankle), David Alaba (foot).

Bayern are missing three starting quality players, but they have the squad depth this season to absorb these losses and still win a match. Bremen will be without backup centerback Assani Lukimya after his ridiculous red card after being on the pitch for less than five minutes against Stuttgart.

Match Date/Time: 3:30 p.m. local, 9:30 a.m. ET

Venue: Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany

TV: Gol TV (U.S. & Canada)

Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Schalke: Final score 2-2, Düsseldorf fights back to earn draw

Düsseldorf showed no quit in fighting back for a 2-2 draw.

Bundesliga 2012, Week 6 Preview And Fixtures: Battle of the Borussias

The Bundesliga returns this weekend with the a big match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach.