The Yellow Wall held strong — Borussia is heading to the Champions League, followed by Eintracht

In the final round of the German Bundesliga, there were many calculations — this time not about the championship title, since Bayern had already secured the trophy, but rather about placements in European competitions, as well as the battle for survival and relegation. We finally got the list of teams that have secured tickets to European competitions.

The most attention was certainly drawn by the match between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel, where the home team needed a win with a 3-goal margin to secure direct qualification for the Champions League (there was also a possibility to qualify with a smaller win margin, or even with a draw).

And Niko Kovac's team managed to get just enough to make it through. Right at the start of the match, Guirassy put his team in the lead after a penalty was awarded, and just a few minutes later, the visiting team was reduced by one player. It seemed like everything was already settled for the Dortmund team and that a routine job awaited them. However, that wasn’t the case — they failed to score throughout the first half.

But as the second half began, a different story unfolded in Dortmund. Sabitzer scored in the 47th minute, and Nmecha sealed the Champions League spot in the 72nd minute, pushing his team into the strongest European competition.

Also qualifying for the Champions League was Eintracht Frankfurt, who managed a spectacular comeback on the road and defeated Freiburg in a direct clash for a Champions League spot. Freiburg took the lead through Doan in the 27th minute, but Frankfurt scored three goals between the 45th and 63rd minutes, extinguishing Freiburg’s hopes of reaching the Champions League and sending them to the Europa League instead.

As for the qualification for the Conference League, it seemed RB Leipzig wasn’t too keen on that obligation — they gave a weak performance at home against Stuttgart and lost 3-2. Mainz took advantage of this, meeting runners-up Leverkusen and managing to secure a point that takes them into the Conference League qualifiers.

Regarding the bottom of the table, Heidenheim will stay in the relegation playoff due to a convincing loss to Werder. Bayern Munich delivered a champion’s performance, defeating Hoffenheim 4-0.

BUNDESLIGA - FINAL MATCHDAY

Saturday

Augsburg - Union Berlin 1-2 (1-0)

/Tietz 41 - Ilic 68, 90+4/

Dortmund - Holstein Kiel 3-0 (1-0)

/Guirassy 3 pen, Sabitzer 47, Nmecha 72/

Freiburg - Eintr. Frankfurt 1-3 (1-0)

/Doan 27 - Knauff 45+4, Kristensen 61, Skhiri 63/

Heidenheim - Werder 1-4 (0-2)

/Kerber 80 - Schmid 14 pen, Stage 33, Ducksch 66, Topp 86/

Hoffenheim - Bayern 0-4 (0-1)

/Olise 33, Kimmich 53, Gnabry 80, Kane 86/

M'gladbach - Wolfsburg 0-1 (0-0)

/Nmecha 50/

Mainz - Leverkusen 3-2 (1-0)

/Nebel 35, Burkardt 63 pen - Schick 49, 54/

RB Leipzig - Stuttgart 2-2 (2-1)

/Simons 8, Baku 44 - Undav 23, Woltemade 57, Demirovic 78/

St. Pauli - Bouchum 0-2 (0-1)

/Boadu 10, 66/