Frankfurt am Main/Stuttgart-Bayern Munich took the next step towards returning to the German football throne. The series champion, deputy last year, prevailed 3: 1 (1: 1) at VfB Stuttgart on Friday evening and temporarily expanded the lead over the first pursuer Bayer Leverkusen to eleven points. The defending champion is only on Saturday evening (6.30 p.m./Live Sky) in the hit in the table third Eintracht Frankfurt.