Bundesliga roundup: Matchday 34
Bayern claimed their seventh straight Bundesliga title with victory over Frankfurt, with Dortmund's victory in Mönchengladbach ultimately counting for nothing. Bayer Leverkusen snapped up the last Champions League spot.
Bayern Munich 5-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayern Munich claimed their seventh straight Bundesliga title with a 4-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. Kingsley Coman’s early strike put Bayern ahead, but Sebastien Haller’s equalizer briefly suggested things wouldn’t go to script. But David Alaba and Renato Sanches put Bayern in control before substitutes Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben sealed the title in style with the fourth and fifth.
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Dortmund beat Gladbach 2-0 but it was not enough to win the title. Jadon Sancho gave the visitors the lead in first-half stoppage time and Marco Reus doubled that lead nine minutes after the restart, but it was ultimately a disappointing afternoon for Lucien Favre’s side. It was disappointing for Gladbach too, who missed out on Champions League qualification.
Hertha Berlin 1-5 Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen took advantage of the defeats for Gladbach and Frankfurt to secure fourth place and Champions League football next season. Peter Bosz’s side took the lead through Kai Havertz, who notched his fourth goal in four games. Valentino Lazaro leveled but Leverkusen came out firing in the second half with Julian Brandt’s goal and a second half Lucas Alario hat trick securing the win.
Wolfsburg 8-1 Augsburg
Wout Weghorst scored a hat trick as Wolfsburg embarrassed Augsburg on the final day. Weghorst completed his treble 10 minutes after the restart before Daniel Ginczek and Elvis Rexhbecaj got in on the act. Julian Schieber scored a late consolation but things got even worse in the final five minutes, with Josip Brekalo and a Kevin Danso own goal completing Augsburg’s misery.
Freiburg 5-1 Nuremberg
Nils Petersen struck twice as Freiburg thumped relegated Nuremberg. Marco Terrazzino set Freiburg on their way with an early opener and Luca Waldschmidt made it two before half time. Petersen scored two in three second-half minutes to put the result beyond doubt. Vincenzo Grifo added the gloss with a fifth just after the hour mark, with Eduard Löwen restoring a little pride for the visitors.
Werder Bremen 2-1 RB Leipzig
Claudio Pizarro, Werder Bremen’s 40-year-old striker, scored an 88th minute winner as Bremen beat Leipzig to end the season on a high. Milot Rashica’s 35th minute penalty set Bremen on their way to victory, only for Nordi Mukiele to score an equalizer four minutes from time. But Leipzig’s hopes of claiming a point were dashed two minutes later when Pizarro grabbed the decisive goal.
Mainz 4-2 Hoffenheim
Mainz scored two injury-time goals to beat 10-man Hoffenheim, who suffered a second-half collapse in Julian Nagelsmann’s final game in charge. Hoffenheim raced into a 2-0 lead, but Baumgartner’s 41st minute red card was pivotal. Brosinski's penalty pulled one back then Mainz leveled through Jean-Paul Boetius. Boetius scored another in the final minute before Mateta finished the job in the 93rd.
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 Hannover
Fortuna Düsseldorf claimed a 10th-place finish in the Bundesliga in their first season since gaining promotion thanks to a 2-1 win over relegated Hannover. After a goalless first half, Rouwen Hennings made the breakthrough and Kenan Karaman doubled the advantage four minutes later. Nicolai Müller gave Hannover hope late on, but it proved little more than a consolation.
Schalke 0-0 Stuttgart
Schalke ended a deeply disappointing season with a lackluster goalless draw with Stuttgart, whose place in the relegation play-off was already decided. Schalke, who had their coach for next season David Wagner watching on again, finished in 14th, a noticeable 12 places lower than last season.