Round 34, May 23
Drama in the last round as the relegation battles feature great escapes and tears.
Hamburger SV was a winner as they still are alive, and will face the 2.Liga 3rd place finisher Karlsruhe in a playoff. Last year they did the same, barely surviving over Greuther Fürth.
The big loser was Freiburg. The Briesgauer travelled to hannover needing only a draw. In reality, the way things turned out, the 96ers could have settled for a point as well. But they didn’t know that at the start, and immediately jumped out to the lead. Things went back and forth until a late own goal sealed SCF’s fate. Nils Petersen pulled one back in injury time, but it wasn;t enough and SCF takes the bitter road down.
Stuttgart was the big winner, and Daniel Ginczek the hero keeping them in the Bundesliga. In the match at Paderborn, it was clear that the loser was going down, and Paderborn jumpe first getting the goal that kept hope alive. Stuttgart equalized, and the rest of the match was a tense battle, since a draw meant both were finished. In the end, VfB grabbed the win and a miracle escape.
Hertha lost in Hoffenheim, but events made the result moot. Berlin survives barely, mainly because Hannover and Freiburg didn’t draw.
Borussia Dortmund had an entertaining match against Bremen, as the fans said goodbye to Sebastian Kehl and coach Jürgen Klopp. The Neons attacked like in old times, Bremen countered like they have done most of the season.
Bayern München had an easy time winning against Mainz, neither having anything to play for.
Gladbach laid an egg against Augsburg. They had already done the hard work for Champions League, and were pretty flat. The Fuggers needed a result to ensure their Euroliga status, and went out and grabbed it. Despite trailing, the visitors came to life when Gladbach’s Nordveit got his ass tossed after an hour, and the home side lost the lead and the match.
Big crowds for the final week of action:
Total attendance 461,527 (avg 51,281), 99.8% capacity. Only match not a sellout in Köln!
Bayern München - 1. FSV Mainz 05 2:0 (1:0) 75,000 *
1:0 Lewandowski (25., Hand penalty)
2:0 B. Schweinsteiger (48., Lewandowski)
Borussia Dortmund - Werder Bremen 3:2 (3:1) 80,667 *
1:0 Kagawa (15., Gündogan)
2:0 Aubameyang (17., Kagawa)
2:1 Öztunali (26., Junuzovic)
3:1 H. Mkhitaryan (42., Kagawa)
3:2 Gebre Selassie (85., Junuzovic)
Bor. Mönchengladbach - FC Augsburg 1:3 (1:0) 54,010 *
1:0 Raffael (36., Herrmann)
1:1 Höjbjerg (72.)
1:2 Matavz (77., S. Parker)
1:3 Mölders (90. + 5, Matavz)
TSG Hoffenheim - Hertha BSC 2:1 (1:0) 30,150 *
1:0 Modeste (8., Roberto Firmino)
1:1 Beerens (72.)
2:1 Roberto Firmino (80., Abraham)
Hannover 96 - SC Freiburg 2:1 (1:0) 49,000 *
1:0 Kiyotake (3., Albornoz)
2:0 Krmas (84., own goal, Briand)
2:1 Petersen (90. + 2, Mitrovic)
Eintracht Frankfurt - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:1 (2:1) 51,500 *
1:0 Seferovic (4., Russ)
1:1 Bellarabi (6., Brandt)
2:1 Madlung (39.)
Hamburger SV - FC Schalke 04 2:0 (0:0) 57,000 *
1:0 Olic (49., Djourou)
2:0 Rajkovic (58., Holtby)
1. FC Köln - VfL Wolfsburg 2:2 (1:2) 49,200
1:0 Osako (3., Risse)
1:1 Luiz Gustavo (8., Perisic)
1:2 Perisic (15., D. Caligiuri)
2:2 Knoche (61., own goal, Risse)
SC Paderborn 07 - VfB Stuttgart 1:2 (1:1) 15,000 *
1:0 Vucinovic (4., Lakic)
1:1 Didavi (36.)
1:2 Ginczek (72., Maxim)
1 Bayern München (M, P) 34 25 4 5 80:18 +62 79
2 VfL Wolfsburg 34 20 9 5 72:38 +34 69
3 Bor. Mönchengladbach 34 19 9 6 53:26 +27 66
4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 17 10 7 62:37 +25 61
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5 FC Augsburg 34 15 4 15 43:43 0 49
6 FC Schalke 04 34 13 9 12 42:40 +2 48
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7 Borussia Dortmund 34 13 7 14 47:42 +5 46
8 TSG Hoffenheim 34 12 8 14 49:55 -6 44
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 11 10 13 56:62 -6 43
10 Werder Bremen 34 11 10 13 50:65 -15 43
11 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 9 13 12 45:47 -2 40
12 1. FC Köln (N) 34 9 13 12 34:40 -6 40
13 Hannover 96 34 9 10 15 40:56 -16 37
14 VfB Stuttgart 34 9 9 16 42:60 -18 36
15 Hertha BSC Berlin 34 9 8 17 36:52 -16 35
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16 Hamburger SV 34 9 8 17 25:50 -25 35
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17 SC Freiburg 34 7 13 14 36:47 -11 34
18 SC Paderborn 07 (N) 34 7 10 17 31:65 -34 31
M = Meister, defending Champion
P = Pokalsieger, Cup winner
N = Neuling, just promoted