Gorlitz staying with Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe defender Andreas Gorlitz has had his loan contract extended for a further year.
The former Germany international has been in impressive form for the Bundesliga new-boys on loan from Bayern Munich this season and had reportedly attracted interest from several Bundesliga rivals, but Gorlitz has now decided to complete his comeback from a injury-plagued past at the Wildpark Stadion next year.
"I said a couple of weeks ago that I would either return to Bayern or stay here at Karlsruhe," Gorlitz told the club's official website.
"I had the chance to establish myself in the Bundesliga again after all my injuries. I feel very much at home here in Karlsruhe and am delighted that the decision has now been made."

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| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Hamburg 0 - 1 VfL Bochum | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Wolfsburg 2 - 3 Nurnberg | |
| VfB Stuttgart 1 - 1 Hertha Berlin | |
| Cologne 0 - 4 TSG Hoffenheim | |
| Schalke 04 2 - 0 Hannover 96 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 2 Borussia M'gladbach | |
| Borussia Dortmund 0 - 0 Mainz | |
| SC Freiburg 0 - 6 Werder Bremen | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Hannover 96 2 - 2 Hamburg | |
| Hertha Berlin 0 - 1 Cologne | |
| Werder Bremen 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Schalke 04 | |
| TSG Hoffenheim 1 - 2 Wolfsburg | |
| Borussia M'gladbach 0 - 0 VfB Stuttgart | |
| VfL Bochum 1 - 2 SC Freiburg | |
| Mainz 1 - 0 Nurnberg | |
| Friday 6th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| SC Freiburg 0 - 1 TSG Hoffenheim | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 1 VfL Bochum | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Schalke | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Hamburg | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | 1.FSV Mainz 05 (A) | 13 | 22 |
| 7 | Bayern Munich | 13 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 21 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 18 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 16 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 16 |
| 12 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 13 | 15 |
| 13 | SC Freiburg | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nurnberg | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Cologne | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 13 | 11 |
| 17 | Bochum | 13 | 11 |
| 18 | Hertha Berlin | 13 | 5 |
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