Alexander Nübel struggled in goal for VfB Stuttgart, conceding four goals against Bayern Munich in a 4-2 loss. Meanwhile, Daniel Peretz helped Southampton secure a 3-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.
Key points
Nübel conceded four goals against Bayern Munich
Peretz earned a shutout in Southampton's 3-0 win
Stuttgart will play Freiburg in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals
Mainz will host Bayern Munich next in the league
Ibrahimović and Sieb also featured in their respective matches
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Daniel Peretz of Southampton during the Sky Bet Championship match between Southampton and Blackburn Rovers at St Mary's Stadium on April 14, 2026 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images) | Getty Images
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Daniel Peretz of Southampton during the Sky Bet Championship match between Southampton and Blackburn Rovers at St Mary's Stadium on April 14, 2026 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images) | Getty Images
FC Bayern loanees were in action this week as their seasons are winding down. Nübel had a chance to prevent his parent team from clinching the league, Sieb and Mainz took a 2-0 lead to France in the Conference League, while Palhinha had a chance to help Spurs get out of the relegation zone. Peretz is also helping Southampton charge towards promotion and Guzmán is with the Colombia national team. See how this week played out this week and what they have coming in the next week:
FC Bayern Munich
There are 11 players from on loan from the first team.
Nübel got the start against his parent club and played opposite of his direct competition to be Neuer’s replacement. He made just one save before Bayern put three shots in a row on goal — and into the back of the net — in six minutes. He made his next save in the 52nd minute, but unfortunately for him, he put it onto the foot of Harry Kane, who scored Bayern’s fourth. On the day, Nübel recorded four saves but allowed the four goals. Stuttgart scored two and fell 4-2 in Munich.
Stuttgart will continue their DFB-Pokal title defense in a semi-final match at home against Freiburg on Thursday. They will also host a league match on Sunday against Werder Bremen.
Ibrahimović started for Heidenheim on the road against Freiburg. He had one shot attempt — missed just over the bar — and created three chances for his teammates to shoot. He also helped back on defense with a clearance and five recoveries. He was subbed off in the 72nd minute with the score level at 1-1. Freiburg scored in the 83rd minute to drop Heidenheim by a score of 2-1.
Heidenheim will host St Pauli on Saturday.
Sieb was on the bench for Mainz as they made the short international trip to France to face Stasbourg in the second leg of the Conference League quarterfinals. The 2-0 advantage that they earned in the first leg was wiped out by halftime and the score was 3-0 by the time that Sieb entered the match in the 72nd minute. Moments after he entered, the hosts scored another to go up two goal on the aggregate. Sieb created one chance for his teammates to shoot but could not get a shot attempt of his own. Mainz could not find a goal and fell 4-0 on the day, 4-2 on aggregate and crashed out of the competition.
On Sunday, Mainz was away to Mönchengladbach and Sieb was on the bench again. He entered the match in the 66th minute with his team down 1-0. He had one shot attempt — blocked — and created one chance for his teammates to shoot. Mainz scored a late equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time to draw 1-1 on the road.
Mainz will host the newly crowned champions, Bayern, on Saturday.
England – Premier League
There are two players on loan to the English Premier League: João Palhinha and *Jonah Kusi-Asare.*
João Palhinha – Tottenham
Tottenham hosted Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, hoping to get out of the drop zone. Palhinha came off the bench in the 67th minute with the match level 1-1. Moments after coming on, he had one of the best chances of the day when he put his only shot attempt on goal but a little too close to the keeper. Spurs took a lead about ten minutes later but allowed a late equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Spurs are on the road to last place Wolves on Saturday.
Fulham U23’s season is over in the Premier League 2. Kusi-Asare was not in the matchday squad for Fulham’s first team match — a scoreless draw away to Brentford.
Fulham host Aston Villa on Saturday.
England – Championship
Daniel Peretz is the only player on loan to England’s Championship.
Daniel Peretz – Southampton
Pertez and Southampton continue to roll as they look for promotion to the Premier League. They hosted Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday and he started in goal. He needed three saves to earn a shutout at home. His teammates scored three goals and won 3-0.
Peretz started again in goal in Wales against Swansea on Saturday. He allowed a goal in the 20th minute but then kept the hosts off the board for the rest of the night. He made two saves in the last 70 minutes and saw has his team score two second half goals — including a 90th minute winner — to take a 2-1 win on the road. With the two wins, Southampton are in fourth place but just one point out of automatic promotion.
Southampton will host Bristol City on Tuesday in league play and then travel to Manchester to face City in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Zaragoza was on the bench for Roma’s 1-1 home draw against Atalanta but did not make it onto the pitch.
AS Roma will be away to Bologna on Saturday.
Türkiye – Super Lig
Sacha Boey is the only player on loan to the Turkish Super Lig.
Sacha Boey – Galatasaray
Boey started on the bench for Galatasaray away to Gençlerbirliği. He entered the match in the 65th minute with his team up 2-0 on the road but the hosts scored less than a minute after he came on. He did not have a shot attempt nor could he create anything for his teammates to shoot, but he helped his team keep the hosts from scoring anymore. He had one tackle, one blocked shot, one clearance, and three recoveries. Galatasaray were able to hold off Gençlerbirliği and win 2-1.
Galatasaray will turn around and host Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday. They will also host second place Fenerbahçe in a league match. Galatasaray currently hold a four point lead over Fenerbahçe.
Lovro Zvonarek is the only player on loan from the first team to the Swiss Super League.
Lovro Zvonarek – Grasshopper
Zvonarek started and played the full 90 minutes in the Swiss Cup semi-final away to second division FC Stade. Full individual stats are not available, but Grasshopper fell 2-0 to the lower division side.
Grasshopper will host Luzern in league play on Saturday.
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
There are two players from the first team on loan to the 2. Bundesliga: Maurice Krattenmacher and Tarek Buchman.
Maurice Krattenmacher – Hertha BSC
Krattenmacher started on the bench for Hertha’s match on the road to Braunschweig. He entered the match in the 68th minute with his team up 1-0. Five minutes later, his teammate received a red card, and the guests were forced to play ten plus minutes with ten men. Just minutes after the red, Braunschweig found the equalizer. Krattenmacher had one shot — blocked — and helped keep the hosts from finding a winner with a tackle and four recoveries. Neither team found a later winner and the match ended with a 1-1 draw.
Hertha will host Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
Tarek Buchman – 1. FC Nürnberg
Buchman was not on the matchday squad for Nürnberg’s 1-1 road draw against Arminia Bielefeld.
Nürnberg will host Magdeburg on Sunday.
FC Bayern Munich II
There are 15 players on loan from the second team.
Germany – Bundesliga
Felipe Chávez is the only player on loan from the second team to a Bundesliga team.
Felipe Chávez – 1. FC Köln
Chávez was on the bench for Köln away to St Pauli. He entered the match in the 79th minute with his team down 1-0. He had just 12 touches and could not get a shot attempt nor did he create a chance for his teammates to shoot. Köln buried a late penalty to equalize late and earn a 1-1 draw in Hamburg.
Köln will host local rivals Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
There are four players on loan from the second team in the 2. Bundesliga: Noël Aséko, Javier Fernández, Grayson Dettoni, and Paul Scholl.
Noël Aséko – Hannover 96
Aséko started for Hannover at home against Paderborn. He had one shot attempt — blocked — and completed 96% of his passes, but none of them led to a shot attempt by a teammate. He left the match with this team down 1-0 in the 62nd minute. Hannover found an equalizer after he left the match and settled for a 1-1 draw at home.
Hannover will be away to Karlsruher SC on Saturday.
Javier Fernández – 1. FC Nürnberg
Fernández started for Nürnberg against Bielefeld on the road — his first start since joining Nürnberg on loan. He also earned his first yellow card for a bad foul in the 35th minute. Fernández had one shot attempt — blocked — and created a chance for a teammate to shoot. He also filled the defensive stat sheet with two tackles, a blocked shot, two clearances, one interception and one recovery. He left the match in the 70th minute with his team up 1-0. Bielefeld scored a late equalizer and split the points with a 1-1 draw.
Nürnberg will host Magdeburg on Sunday.
Grayson Dettoni – SV Darmstadt 98
Dettoni was not in the matchday squad for his matchday squad for Darmstadt’s 3-2 loss away to Greuther Fürth.
Darmstadt will host Elversberg on Saturday.
Paul Scholl – Karlsruher SC
Scholl was on the bench for KSC’s 3-0 away loss to Elversberg but did not make it onto the pitch.
KSC will host Aséko and Hannover 96 on Saturday.
Germany – 3. Liga
Max Schmitt is the only player on loan in the 3. Liga.
Max Schmitt – SSV Ulm 1846
Schmitt was on the bench as a backup keeper for Ulm’s 2-1 home win against TSV Havelse.
Ulm will travel to Munich to take on 1860 on Saturday.
Germany – Regionalliga
There are two players on loan in the Regionalliga Südwest: Benedikt Wimmer and David Emmanuel and three players on loan to the Regionalliga Bayern: Gibson Adu, Richard Meier, and Jason Eckl.
Benedikt Wimmer – SV Sandhausen
Wimmer started on the bench for Sandhausen at home against SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz. He came off the bench in the 72nd minute, moments after his team went up 1-0. He helped his team finish out a shutout at home to win 1-0.
Sandhausen will be away to Mainz II on Tuesday and away to FC Bayern Alzenau on Saturday.
David Emmanuel – Hessen Kassel
Emmanuel was not in the matchday squad for Kassel’s 3-2 home loss against Freiburg II.
Kassel will be on the road against SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz on Tuesday and then will host TSG Balingen on Saturday.
Gibson Adu – Unterhaching
Adu was not on the matchday squad for Unterhaching’s 2-1 away win against Greuther Fürth II.
Richard Meier – Unterhaching
Meier was on the bench for Unterhaching’s 2-1 win away to Greuther Fürth II.
Jason Eckl – Unterhaching
Eckl was not on the matchday squad for Unterhaching’s 2-1 away win against Greuther Fürth II.
Unterhaching will host SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing on Tuesday. They will also be away to SpVgg Bayreuth on Friday.
Switzerland – Super League
Johnathan Asp Jensen is the only player from the second team on loan to the Swiss Super League.
Johnathan Asp Jensen – Grasshopper
Asp started and played the full 90 minutes in the Swiss Cup semi-final away to second division FC Stade. Full individual stats are not available, but Grasshopper fell 2-0 to the lower division side.
Grasshopper will host Luzern in league play on Saturday.
There are two players on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga: Maximillian Hennig and Jussef Nasarawe.
Maximillian Hennig – TSV Hartberg
Hennig was on the bench for Hartberg at home against Rapid Wien. He came into the match in the 77th minute with the match level at 2-2. He had just five touches and could not influence the match very much. The match ended level at 2-2.
Hartberg will travel to face Rapid Wien on Wednesday and will host LASK on Sunday.
Jussef Nasrawe – SV Ried
Nasrawe started on the bench for Ried on the road against Grazer AK. He came into the match in the 62nd minute. He only had ten touches in the 28 minutes on the field. Nasrawe did not have a shot attempt nor was he able to create a chance for his teammates to shoot. Ried found a goal just minutes after he came on. They finished out the match with a 1-1 draw on the road.
Ried will host Grazer AK on Tuesday and will travel to face WSG Tirol on Saturday.
Italy – Serie D
Magnus Dalpiaz is the only player on loan to Italy’s Serie D.
Magnus Dalpiaz – Milan Futuro
Milan’s U23 team fell 1-0 on the road to Veresina on Sunday.
Milan Futuro will be on the road against Castellanzese on Sunday.
FC Bayern Munich Frauen
There is one player on loan from the women’s team.
Ana Guzmán is the only player on loan to Brazil’s Brasileirão Feminino.
Ana Guzmán – SE Palmeiras
Guzmán started for Colombia against Chile in CONMEBOL Nations League on Tuesday. She played the full 90 minutes at left back and helped her team shut out Chile. Colombia scored two goals to win 2-0 and move to second place, level with Argentina on points.
On Saturday, Colombia played another Nations League in Argentina. Guzmán started on the bench and came into the match in the 85th minute with the match still scoreless. She helped her national team keep another shutout but could not help his team find a goal. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Guzmán will return to Palmeiras for a match away to Fluminense on Tuesday.
