BVB Vice Champion
Bayer Leverkusen celebrated their entry into the Champions League on the penultimate day, mainly thanks to Patrik Schick. Coach Gerardo Seoane’s team won 4-2 (1-2) at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday and secured third place in the table. The Czech striker scored his number 23 and 24 goals of the season in the 34th and 76th minute in front of 20,033 spectators in Sinsheim.
In this way, Bayer avoided the feared final for a place in the “premier class” at the season finale against SC Freiburg, who lost to Union Berlin at the same time. Hoffenheim and head coach Sebastian Hoeneß gambled away their last theoretical chances of entering the Europa League with the eighth winless game in a row, which was the declared goal of the season. Georginio Rutter (22nd) and Christoph Baumgartner (36th) gave the hosts the lead twice.
Moussa Diaby made it 2-2 (73′), Lucas Alario scored to make it 4-2 (90′ + 1′). With the 78th goal of the season, Leverkusen set a club record: the previous record was 77 goals in the 2001/02 season.
Thanks to Leverkusen’s Schützenhilfe: 1. FC Köln despite defeat in the European Cup
From the relegation straight to Europe – thanks to the support of the Rhenish rivals: 1. FC Köln secured qualification for the European Cup one matchday before the end of the season. The Rhinelanders conceded a 0:1 (0:1) against VfL Wolfsburg at home through the goal of Cologne-trained Yannick Gerhardt (43rd) and did not get the necessary point themselves. Since Bayer Leverkusen won 4-2 at TSG Hoffenheim, the counter was not necessary.
Cologne is therefore safe in the Conference League, if things go well, FC could move up to the Europa League in the coming week. The Cologne team also played in 2017/18, it was the only European Cup season in the past 30 years. For sixth place, Cologne, who only averted relegation last season in the relegation, would need a win in Stuttgart next week and at most a draw by Union Berlin against Bochum.
1st to 30th place: The most valuable players in the Bundesliga
30 Donyell Paint | Dortmund | New market value: €27 million (€-3 million)
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27 Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Market value: €28 million
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27 Evan Ndicka | Frankfurt | Market value: €28 million
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27 Nico Schlotterbeck | SC Freiburg | New market value: €28 million (+€8 million)
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23 Angelino | RB Leipzig | Market value: €30 million
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23 Benjamin Pavard | Bayern Munich | Market value: €30 million
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23 Manuel Akanji | Dortmund | Market value: €30 million
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23 Josko Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | New market value: €30 million (+€5 million)
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21 Niklas Süle | Bayern Munich | Market value: €35 million
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21 Raphaël Guerreiro | Dortmund | Market value: €35 million
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20 Andre Silva | RB Leipzig | Market value: €38 million
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18 Edmond Tapsoba | Leverkusen | Market value: €40 million
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18 Patrick Schick | Leverkusen | Market value: €40 million
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17 Giovanni Reyna | Dortmund | Market value: €42 million
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15 Dayot Upamecano | Bayern Munich | New market value: €45 million (€-10 million)
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15 Dani Olmo | RB Leipzig | New market value: €45 million (€-5 million)
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13 Lucas Hernández | Bayern Munich | Market value: €50 million
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13 Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Market value: €50 million
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11 Yamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | Market value: €55 million
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11 Moussa Diaby | Leverkusen | New market value: €55 million (+€10 million)
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10 Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich | New market value: €60 million (+€5 million)
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9 Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | New market value: €65 million (+€10 million)
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7 Leon Goretzka | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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7 Leroy Sané | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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4 Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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4 Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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4 Florian Wirtz | Leverkusen | Market value: €70 million
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3 Jew Bellingham | Dortmund | Market value: €75 million
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2 Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | Market value: €85 million
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1 Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | Market value: €150 million
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Union stops Freiburg success and solves European Cup ticket
1. FC Union Berlin put a damper on SC Freiburg’s Champions League ambitions and secured their second entry into international business in a row. Led by attacker Sheraldo Becker, who was in a good mood, the Köpenickers won 4-1 (3-0) against the South Badeners on Saturday. Grischa Prömel (11th minute), Christopher Trimmel (30th), Becker himself (41st) and substitute András Schäfer (90th) scored the goals for the extremely efficient guests in front of 34,700 spectators in the Europa-Park Stadium. Lucas Höler (59th) shortened for the Sport-Club in the meantime.
After the penultimate day of the Bundesliga, Union is sixth in the table, ends the season in seventh place in the worst case and even has the chance to reach the “premium class”. Freiburg remains fourth for the time being, but could be pushed out of the Champions League ranks by RB Leipzig on Sunday.
Brandt brace secures BVB vice-championship
Julian Brandt shot Borussia Dortmund to second place in the championship. With a brace against relegated SpVgg Greuther Fürth, the international eliminated the last theoretical doubts about second place behind permanent champion FC Bayern Munich. For Dortmund, the homecoming of Fürth coach Stefan Leitl was like a summer kick without the necessary sharpness and pace, but in the final phase of the 3: 1 (1: 0) they turned up the heat on Saturday.
Brandt converted BVB’s first chance in the 26th minute and restored the lead after the break (72′). With his first Bundesliga goal, Jessic Ngankam (70th) made the Fürth supporters cheer in the meantime. Felix Passlack (77th) increased with a deflected shot in the stadium, which was sold out with 16,626 fans.
With Süle and Schlotterbeck: These top transfers are fixed for the Bundesliga 2022/23
These top transfers are already fixed for the 2022/23 Bundesliga season
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Transfer fee and market value, including free transfers, are taken into account in this gallery. The higher number is decisive for the ranking.
(as of May 4, 2022)
Faride Alidou – HSV -> Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €1.5M
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free transfer
Havard Nordtveit – leaves TSG Hoffenheim – market value: €1.5M
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Stefan Ilsanker – leaves Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €1.5m
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Mike van der Hoorn – Arminia Bielefeld -> FC Utrecht – market value: €1.6M
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fee unknown
Roman Bürki – BVB -> St. Louis City SC – market value: €1.8M
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free transfer
Philipp Hofmann – Karlsruher SC -> VfL Bochum – market value: €1.8m
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free transfer
Maximilian Bauer – Greuther Fürth -> FC Augsburg – market value: €2m
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free transfer
Aymen Barkok – Eintracht Frankfurt -> Mainz 05 – market value: €2m
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free transfer
Paul Seguin – Greuther Fürth -> Union Berlin – market value: €2.2m
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free transfer
Rodrigo Zalazar – Eintracht Frankfurt -> Schalke 04 – market value: €2.5m
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Transfer fee: €2 million
Finn Ole Becker – FC St. Pauli -> TSG Hoffenheim – market value: €2.5m
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free transfer
Marcus Ingvartsen – Union Berlin -> Mainz 05 – market value: €3m
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Transfer fee: €2.3 million
Danny da Costa – Eintracht Frankfurt -> Mainz 05 – market value: €3.5m
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free transfer
Jérôme Onguéné – RB Salzburg -> Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €3.5M
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free transfer
João Klauss – TSG Hoffenheim -> St Louis City SC – market value: €3.5M
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Transfer fee: €3.2 million
Axel Witsel – leaves BVB – market value: €4m
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free transfer
Grischa Prömel – Union Berlin -> TSG Hoffenheim – market value: €5.5M
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free transfer
Anthony Caci – Racing Strasbourg -> Mainz 05 – market value: €6m
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free transfer
Patrick Wimmer – Arminia -> VfL Wolfsburg – market value: €8M
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Fee: ?
Jakub Kaminski – Lech Poznan -> VfL Wolfsburg – market value: €10M
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Transfer fee: €10 million
John Anthony Brooks – leaves VfL Wolfsburg – market value: €12m
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Randal Kolo Muani – Nantes -> Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €15M
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free transfer
Hee-chan Hwang – RB Leipzig -> Wolves* – fee: €16.7m
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Market value: €13 million
*Hwang is already on loan for the Wolves in the 2021/22 season
Matthias Ginter – Gladbach -> SC Freiburg – market value: €24M
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free transfer
Nico Schlotterbeck – Freiburg -> BVB – market value: €28m
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Transfer fee: €20 million
Niklas Süle – FC Bayern -> BVB – market value: €35m
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free transfer
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