FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Heidenheim were relegated from the Bundesliga, while VfL Wolfsburg saved themselves from relegation on matchday 34.
VfL won 3-1 (1-0) at Hamburg’s Millerntor and defended 16th place. Heidenheim lost to Mainz 05 0-2 (0-2) and after three years in the first division has to go to the lower house as penultimate.
VfB Stuttgart was the fourth team to secure qualification for the Champions League, winning 2-2 (2-0) at Eintracht Frankfurt. Hoffenheim and Leverkusen start in the Europa League. TSG lost 0:4 (0:2) in Mönchengladbach, Leverkusen played 1:1 (0:0) at home against Hamburger SV. In the race for the Conference League, SC Freiburg defended seventh place with a 4:1 (2:1) win against RB Leipzig.
Champion FC Bayern won against 1. FC Köln 5:1 (3:1), runner-up Borussia Dortmund 2:0 (0:0) at Werder Bremen. Augsburg lost 0:4 (0:2) to Union Berlin.
FC St. Pauli – Wolfsburg 1:3
VfL Wolfsburg can still hope to stay in the league. Konstantinos Koulierakis (37th), St. Pauli keeper Nikola Vasilj (64th/own goal) and Dzenan Pejcinovic (80th) scored for the Wolves, who will play the relegation first leg at home next Thursday. The second leg takes place the following Monday. SV Elversberg, Hannover 96 and SC Paderborn are possible opponents from the second division. St. Pauli’s Abdoulie Ceesay (57th) had equalized to make it 1-1. For VfL, Christian Eriksen put a hand penalty (77th) on the top edge of the crossbar.
1. FC Heidenheim – Mainz 05 0:2
Hopes for a Heidenheim miracle quickly faded. Phillip Tietz (7th) shot Mainz into an early lead, which Nadiem Amiri (43rd) extended shortly before the break. In terms of sport, the impending upheaval is likely to be limited: almost all professionals have contracts for the 2nd Bundesliga. The long-time successful coach Frank Schmidt also wants to fulfill his contract, which is valid until 2027.
Eintracht Frankfurt – VfB Stuttgart 2:2
The Stuttgart team didn’t let themselves be irritated by the late kick-off due to a pyrotechnic display by the Frankfurt fans. Chema Andrés (10th) and Nikolas Nartey (45th + 4) sent VfB well on course for the premier class before the break. Jonathan Burkardt (72’/foul penalty, 90’+2/hand penalty) at least saved the Hessians from defeat. The mood among the Eintracht supporters was still bad after a disappointing round.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – TSG Hoffenheim 4-0
Hoffenheim’s Champions League dreams suddenly ended in Mönchengladbach. The Kraichgauer lost 4-0 to Borussia, but after almost relegating last year they will at least play in the Europa League in the next round. Hugo Bolin (14th), Haris Tabakovic (23rd/64th) and Robin Hack (90th + 1) led the home team to a surprisingly clear victory with their goals. Hoffenheim played outnumbered for a long time because Tim Lemperle was shown yellow-red a few seconds after the break (46th).
Bayer Leverkusen – Hamburger SV 1:1
After losing 3-1 at VfB Stuttgart the previous week, Leverkusen also botched the last game of the season, but will at least take part in the Europa League next season. Bayer only managed a 1-1 draw against Hamburger SV. Fabio Vieira (61st minute) scored a dream goal to give the visitors the lead, which Jarell Quansah (78th) equalized. Visiting goalkeeper Sander Tangvik, who replaced Daniel Heuer Fernandes, saved a penalty from Patrik Schick (25th) before the break.
SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig 4:1
SC Freiburg will play internationally again next season. With their goals in the 4-1 win against RB Leipzig, Niklas Beste (24th), Igor Matanovic (26th), Matthias Ginter (47th) and Derry Scherhant (75th) secured the Breisgauer team seventh place, which entitles them to take part in the Conference League. If SC wins the Europa League final against Aston Villa next Wednesday, coach Julian Schuster’s team would even advance to the Champions League. Assan Ouédraogo scored for the guests (33′).
FC Bayern Munich – 1. FC Cologne 5:1
Before receiving the championship trophy and the obligatory beer showers, the Bayern stars around top scorer Harry Kane warmed up for the DFB Cup final. The lively 5-1 win against 1. FC Köln was a successful warm-up for coach Vincent Kompany’s team for the final next Saturday (8 p.m.) in the Berlin stadium against defending champions VfB Stuttgart. Three-packers Kane (10th/13th/69th), Tom Bischof (22nd) and Nicolas Jackson (83rd) scored the Bayern goals, Said El Mala (18th) was successful for Cologne.
Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund 0:2
Thanks to striker Serhou Guirassy, BVB ended the season with a win. The runner-up won at Werder Bremen 2-0 (0-0) because Guirassy scored with a header in the 59th minute. Yan Couto (90+5) increased late. The defeat no longer had any meaning for Werder. The Green-Whites had already secured their place in the league since last weekend after a complicated season.
Union Berlin – FC Augsburg 4:0
In coach Marie-Louise Eta’s last game in the men’s Bundesliga, the Berliners turned up the heat. Andrej Ilic (10th/42nd), András Schäfer (54th) and Wooyeong Jeong (89th) scored the deserved 4-0 win against FC Augsburg. Because Freiburg won against Leipzig, even a win would not have been enough for FCA to secure seventh place.
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