Hertha BSC’s Marco Richter and Lucas Tousart celebrate the goal to make it 1-1 in the last game against Cologne Photo: David Indian song/dpa
From BZ/dpa
The victory of VfL Bochum against FC Augsburg has further aggravated the situation of Hertha BSC. After the Ruhrpott-Club’s 3:2 on Saturday, it’s clear that the Berliners can only stay up in the Bundesliga with two wins on the last two matchdays.
A draw and a win would no longer be enough, as FC Schalke 04 are five points ahead of Hertha despite the 6-0 loss at FC Bayern Munich and Bochum are now six points ahead of Hertha.
At the start of the 32nd matchday on Friday evening, the Berliners lost 5-2 at 1. FC Köln and are still bottom of the table. VfB Stuttgart, who only plays against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday (3.30 p.m. / DAZN) and is 17th in the table, is also still in great danger of relegation. currently three points more than Hertha has.
Hertha welcomes Bochum to a direct duel in the relegation battle next Saturday. On May 27, Hertha will travel to VfL Wolfsburg for the final day of the game.