only three minutes later frankfurt answered. and the mexican made it won all that the interval was after the restart kevin photons put leverkusen in the lead in the seventy second minute i i too won. the winger not offside. his instructions seem to bear no fruit seven minutes later and finished a picture perfect counter-attack to make it three one. and two minutes before the final whistle full on completed a hat trick i for one for laver coups in the final score iran so did the news have an impact on the game. i went into the game i prepared the team like in the weeks before i'm a professional i didn't just start doing it yesterday i've been a boon to sneak a professional for eighteen years i know exactly what it means to go. i'm quite relaxed. but the man of the day was not nico but kevin fall and. a tough loss for frankfurt they held one of the first half but there's always that second fittingly but munich's match up matches next up with the british think a crown secure by iran can afford to be subpar all the domestic pitch an

sebastian al is headed for frankfurt the closest we got to that. it ended on is even in frankfurt probably a bit happier with the point they stay ahead of hoffenheim in the race for europe. all right the match day twenty nine conversation continues i am back with unix fate and kit hold of the mail online among other outlets let's start things off the table put a little context to some of the things that been going on. moving forward up towards the top of the table and fighting over second place they of course play next week i talked and hoffenheim didn't get a lot of separation out of their draw on the two teams between them play each other on monday and leverkusen yannick that race for who's in who's out of the real police champions league whichever is going to stay tight for teams frankfurt hoffenheim leipsic leverkusen who do you think has the edge there in the rest of the champions league i think we. have the advantage that just simply bet attains and i think one of them will go into the fourth place eventually and i think it'll be good for the

all eyes are on the new byron coach although the big match was between labor course and frankfurt the fight for the fourth champions league spot with frankfurt in fifth out to upset labor in a place above them. could they come out on top. in the seventy's perhaps. now it's world class byron up against five stuporous year merchant. for the one hundredth edition of this classic fixture. and this one's got plenty. versus dog much the league's top derby and this time the direct duel for second place right to complete them to move. to more choices also give an extreme as. ever. want to know what he's so happy about time to kick off this match days bundesliga action. this was a crunch game for both often heim and hamburg could relegation threatened hamburg grab some desperately needed points. would half a night be able to give their european ambitions a boost. when it comes to last chances you have to take every single one you can. and tough time with the first ones to decide. one else of the hosts not so fast. with said cannot be called offside the referee disallowed by human hidden ashok'

so croatian took over there in twenty six teams in frankfurt bought off early gave him that year the following season he finished eleventh now they're better than ever they've been in years. but what about the other clubs who serious about making europe into serious about staving off relegation let's answer those questions right here on the plane as they go here's what's coming up. we'll take you out to munich where table travel chasing firehose to gladbach the poles get closer to europe and take advantage of the chance a second string lined up from the table chemical to the pits bundesliga survivor story in the relegation threatened fresh off the feeding shelf hamburg headed out to often heim in hopes of another upset and sweat cellar dwellers cologne visited berlin the billy goats last the reverse fixture and we're hoping to avoid this week's. book into the but as they get here on t w i'm chris harrison who is thirsty on match day thirty let's start with frank for. the news of nico kovacs leaving caught management off guard they were blindsided and so are the players the move might

all eyes are on the new byron coach although the big match was between labor course and frankfurt the fight for the fourth champions league spot with frankfurt in fifth out to upset laver close enough place about them. but they come out on top in the sun does this not. ts this is. in the seventy's perhaps. now it's world class byron up against five stuporous year mentioned. for the one hundredth edition of this classic fixture dispute. and this one's got plenty. of verses document the league's top derby and this time . the director for second place try to think through time to move. so you can think as much as also you will and extreme as ever. want to know what he's so happy about time to kick off this match days bundesliga action. this was a crunch game for both hoffenheim and hamburg could relegation threatened hamburg grab some desperately needed points. would have been high be able to give their european ambitions a boost. when it comes to last chances you have to take every single one you can. often find with the first ones to decide. one nil for the hosts not so fast. it said c

and in frankfurt it was a contrast in styles and a clash of european hopefuls as tough as nails on top played host to slip past the . right really kick things off with a tale of redemption at least that's how dortmund wanted it to end the war on the wrong end of a six mil scoreline in that classic or that wasn't last week against iraq not all was lost as coach picture shows are said ahead of this week's match day they hadn't expected to win in munich anyway. and so daughter went to their home game on sunday feeling confident despite the fact that their opponents to court were unbeaten in eight let's get to the highlights. full hope played the fates of the returning marco royce dortmund on base and whenever he's been on the pitch this season but all that was flowing out of the traps guests took out however was unable to take advantage with the crowd becoming restless top and took the lead out of the blue. mist. it crossed from christiane put the seat finding its way past that seal or. dortmund ahead despite an uninspiring first half. they reappeared after the break it different based th

frankfurt at the corner with a chance. to kill you over each back heeled america to give the eagles a one nil lead in the seventy fifth minute a red card for the t.v. a great game show could an extra man on the pitch choke it took advantage of the level to school well they thought they did but frankel decided to it was called for the handball. the replay confirmed the call was correct. i want to play in the final i want to win the final we wanted that last year the consolation is the same again a top opponent will see what happens in a few weeks now we have four games still in the bundesliga we also want to do well for the shuttle could use it morning while frankfurt is returning to the final once again this time facing burn munich in berlin on may nineteenth. we just have time for a minder of our top stories here and have you israel has kicked off celebrations to mark seventy years since the jewish state was founded in the middle east prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel won't spare those who raise a hand against

had more determined in the second half this jew between frankfurt makoto has saved me and davey said through a penalty the video replay confirmed the decision and sell himself slotted home one no for living within our garden with a quick attack then pave the way to victory you lucky making it sooner. surely after woods has a baby allowed himself to get carried away again and the frankfurt defender saw red i trust conceded a third goal in injury time with alexander a s. four and doing the honors to complete a surprising three nil away win for hetta frankfurt meanwhile haven't won in the league since come back and mounts he'll be moving to buy in munich. just didn't work out its forces football that's life i don't blame anyone on the contrary everyone gave their all today so that when. the buy in munich rested their big names again they took on hanover ahead of their upcoming champions league clash among others eighteen year old center back last lukas my he made his bonus league debut and the champions were clearly superior kind of custody and fit shona keeping his team in the game. bu

you know go to europe because frankfurt's a bigger city a lot more going on than frankfurt than opposee hof and i mean i'll explain that because he's going to see a club second at the start attracting players that have that season success in the top european leagues and you know when you come to a city like frankfurt maybe if you're from a city you'd like that and maybe if you're like the farm lifestyle you like a team like hoffenheim but me personally i pull it for fight for they have kevin prince boateng researching that team it be nice to see frankfurt that consistency they have. tough schedule line ahead of them you know five games left hoffenheim you know have lost to the majority of point as they have ahead frankfurt have kind of split even with their remaining opponents but there are two teams in action tonight life to coast a labor couzin these teams are neck and neck so it really depends on how these t two teams do as well because life's like we cannot forget they finished second in the league last year so that will be a tough match tonight so there's a lot of competition in t

took it in his stride and focused on his current job coaching frankfurt but he saw his team fall behind after twenty minutes however it's with the cross and you the embryon winning the aerial battle one nil for laver cosen above only three minutes later frankfurt answered madea's vall teeing up marco fabby on and the mexican made it one all that the interval was after the restart kevin photons put leverkusen in the lead in the seventy second minute oh i have to one. the winner not offside. his instructions seem to bear no fruit seven minutes later was full and finished a picture perfect counter-attack to make it three one above and two minutes before the final whistle photons completed a hat trick i for one for laver close in the final score the but so did the coverts news have an impact on the game. if i went into the game i prepared the team like in the weeks before i'm a professional i didn't just start doing it yesterday i've been a boon to sneak a professional for eighteen years toast i know exactly what it means to go or not to go so i'm quite relaxed seems ok. but the man of the

shortly afterwards has a baby allowed himself to get carried away again so ok and the frankfurt defender saw reds i trust conceded a third goal in injury time with alexander s flying during the owners to complete a surprising three nil away win for hetta frankfurt meanwhile haven't won in the league since announced he'll be moving to buy in munich. just didn't work out this force this mobile that's life i don't blame anyone on the contrary everyone gave their all today so that when. the buy in munich recip that big names again as they took on hanover ahead of their upcoming champions league clash among others eighteen year old center back last lukas my he made has been in this league a debut and the champions were clearly superior kind of a custody and fit shona keeping his team in the game. but in the second half that the variance struck substitute thomas mulla given them the lead in the fifty seventh minute i robot never came off the bench and for his lead marksman didn't take long to make it to know his twenty eighth goal of the sings. the but there is cemented an easier way with seba

in the second half frankfurt struck back with some style as well. kevin prince go insane with a snappy back heel assist for a look at your watch. three minutes later the eagles nearly soared into the only job which threw on to a public who pulled a crucial kick see how crucial this crucial use of it is cross deflected high into the air by brown. and into the net. lucas when it's he tried and failed to control the ball perhaps dazzled by the sun. frame and walked off to one winners the trend under cofield just keeps going up. when it's time to dive into the talking points from much day twenty eight here on the bundesliga and i'm going to start with you michelle how impressed of you being with. us makes a great job. at home. a little bit. frustrating if you have games but he's a very positive guy he is very close to the players and that's why they won today against frankfurt even if they missed us. but today he's a very very good and it's been an incredible turnaround really hasn't one defeat in nine games. and i think we can safely say now that they'

keeping their concentration has been tricky for frankfurt the german media have swarmed around coach nico kovach ever since word broke last week that he set to take over byron munich this summer i'm trucked worth umps for one in the first game since the news came out about the coach's future but kovacs preferred a reminder of the past in his pre-match remarks i think that the situation is a lot like last year nobody thought we stood a chance of winning our semifinal or mention gladbach but we were the ones who made it to the final if we know how nice it is to be there and we know how hard it will be in goals and. lives on the. lips frankfurt couldn't seal the deal in berlin last may falling in the final to dortmund going one better this year and lifting some silverware with frankfurt wouldn't be a bad dress rehearsal for coach's next show. are new developments in the diesel diesel emissions scandal porsche is now in the hot seat there how does all the details coming right up and business. learn german with d w. anytime anyplace.

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in frankfurt thank you very much for this update for starting is only one of two big companies getting a new boss this week germany's leading financial institution is the second one both companies have in common that they keep making headlines only for the wrong reasons folksongs diesel that it's going to cost the comic a many billions and put the whole car industry into disrepute and bring strap prices dropped by ninety percent of the last ten years while c.e.o. often c.e.o. has promised investors to make a great again and failed. clear the stage for the new head of volkswagen dees can certainly sell cars but is prepared to take full control of europe's largest automaker after old volkswagen is operating in a world where politicians and unions have as much control as shareholders that's one of the things that current c.e.o. mathias miller had to learn the hard way and it's apparently why the sprawling companies diverse stakeholders think he can no longer handle a massive restructuring program that includes more electric cars and new mobility concepts but do you says only been the comp

frankfurt's defense didn't seem to be in european form or cup final form for that matter. thanks richard people will say that there haven't been positives in the last matches and that's true but football is a funny game because. it's so funny that holland barely seem to realise how he put the ball into the net. but the seventy eight minute knockin wasn't enough to give his team a push because of galloping rough anea. things three one i. thought people i think last summa to finish things off in the final minute for i want to buy i well done soon and know his new coach i haven't met him yet but i think that's been intentional from by not himself because he's still up front for. i'm not fine by me especially because i've always been a bit of a front for. him in shit but. if frankfurt want to play in europe or win in the cup final they're going to have to step things up their coach included. he's a great coach here chiefs many things with rafa finals in a row we know. so we spec that we'd make a great job with him next year but now we're very focused on the present combat miss

back over to daniel in frankfurt daniel so this merger appears to finally have the green light all round despite so many concerns. yeah exactly it seems that the merger is finally now a done deal we're still waiting though for the official confirmation and yes there have been many concerns mostly many feel that by i will from now on some even say an absolute monopoly in this area so until the very end it was not clear if the merger. would get the approval from the u.s. and also e.u. authorities this was very frustrating also for shareholders because of all this issue the merger has been taking much longer than origin lee planned also a buyer had to make quite some concessions some of their division had to be sold through the s. f. here in germany so far the merger has been mostly one thing for buy a very expensive we have to see if all those synergies that they're hoping for at the end will really pay off all right daniel cooper for us at the frankfurt stock exchange all financial correspondent there thank you very much indeed. tuesday got

the lips frankfurt couldn't seal the deal in berlin last may falling in the final to dortmund going one better this year and lifting some silverware with frankfurt wouldn't be a bad dress rehearsal for coach's next show. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day to see that. the whole d.w. all one could for any global insights the news out for local heroes. d.w. made for miners.

let's go straight over to frankfurt where our financial correspondent is standing by daniel did they find what they were looking for what we don't know exactly what they were looking for but this raid that was happening this morning at around ten am is different to other raids that we have seen in the past it seems that for the first time management board members that are still actually in office could be still part of this ongoing investigation in many cases before investigators were always looking for questioning board members not anymore working for the company we have not learned who they were exactly looking for porsche has seven active board members but it seems to be the case that the c.e.o. of porsche. was not among the ones they were looking for this was a big investigation more than one hundred sixty police officer and more than thirty federal prosecutors were part of the raid which was happening at different locations and bavaria and also in the federal state or by inverting back daniel when's this going to end when am i going to come into work and not see the word diesel

battling to leave frankfurt in a champions league place but host leverkusen held the bonus they got fourth spot before kick off the big game turned out you had a big score. before kickoff all the cameras were focused on one man. the future byron coach. took it in his stride and focused on his current job coaching frankfurt but he saw his team fall behind after twenty minutes however it's with the cross and you of the winning the aerial battle one nil for labor you of only three minutes later frankfurt answered. and the mexican made it one all that the interval was after the restart kevin leverkusen in the lead in the seventy second minute of about two one. the winger not offside. his instructions seem to bear no fruit seven minutes later and finished a picture perfect counter-attack to make it three one above and two minutes before the final whistle completed a hat trick. by four one for laver coups in the final score above so did the news have an impact on the game. i went into the game i prepared the team in the weeks before i'm a professional i didn't just start doing it yesterda

in frankfurt done what can you tell us what are you hearing. well this is still a developing story we're also a closely monitoring from here what we know so far is that around ten am this morning premises and varia and bought and written back were searched by around one hundred sixty officer this has also been confirmed by the prosecutor's office in a stock out for the moment more information also about exact function positions or even names have not been released we have tried to contact porsha they have confirmed the search but they don't want to provide any further details even though also investors here on the trading floor think that most likely they're worse off that these a gate scandal is over it's still another topic that is overshadowing the entire industry earlier this year german prosecutors widen the approach of porsches sister brand which developed these little engine in about eighty thousand v.w. audi and porsche car that also was most likely equipped with manipulated software as well. please stay where you are for the moment we

it ended on is even in frankfurt probably a bit happier with the points they stay ahead of hoffenheimn the race fear. of our top stories at this hour missile so struck a syrian government airbase in the province of homs the united states denying carrying out that strike it comes after washington warned the syrian government would pay quote a big price for a suspected chemical attack on civilians over the weekend. and the right wing nationalist prime minister viktor orban has secured a third straight term in office after winning a landslide victory in hungary's general election. campaign took a hard line on immigration and on the. polls. this is deja vu news live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news thanks so much for being with us. cut. now in the heart of europe. picturesque landscapes are being turned into an agricultural wasteland. biodiversity is being replaced by monoculture. solo you know mania. radio's responsible and cannot be stopped. next. it's all happening touch of it coming. your link to news from africa to the world your link to exceptional stories and discus

very expensive merger at the end will really pay off for the company daniel caught first at the frankfurt stock exchange thank you. and here in germany public sector warning strikes got underway this morning to call for a pay rise those traveling can expect considerable cancellations over the course of the day german and tons of canceled hundreds of flights nursery schools local child support networks and other public sector areas also staging walkouts. one flight canceled after another left tons of alone has had to ground every second plane leaving thousands of passengers stranded like here in frankfurt an estimated ninety thousand customers are to be a factor that many have decided just to wait until it's all over most of them are taking it in their stride. because it looks like they were affected by the strike a flight was cancelled but the travel agency has been really helpful and they've managed to book as a new flight through the congress and we've not been a factor yet but it's understandable of the workers want to work with the unions to get more money it's just a shame for us tha

in the second half frankfurt struck back with some style as well . kevin prince but one team with a snappy back heel assists for the b o h. three minutes later the eagles nearly soared into the elite job which threw on the republican who pulled a crucial kick see how crucial this crucial use of it is crossed deflected high into the air by dadaab around. and into the net. look this way that's he tried and failed to control the ball perhaps dazzled by the sun. frame and walked off to one winners the trend under cofield just keeps going up. on the australian surfing greats mick fanning is in fine form in his final event before retiring the thirty six year old who famously fall off a shark while competing in twenty fifteen aggress to the fourth round of the world surf league of event at bell's beach in australia a three times world champion produced a near flawless look at their performance in front of his home crowd he hopes to secure a farewell victory later this week. that's how you catch a one. here's a reminder of the top story that we're following