Recap: Augsburg vs Dortmund 3:0 (Sport1)
The championship has already been decided in four of Europe's five major leagues, but in the Bundesliga on Saturday there will be a fascinating final cycle that will determine the winner as well as the relegation and the team that finishes in 16th place and plays in a play-off for staying.
Get involved in the opening. Dortmund players (Photo: Reuters)
Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 1:0 (1st half)
A victory would guarantee the yellow-and-black a sixth title in history and end Bayern's hegemony over the past decade. Any other result would mean Dortmund would depend on another stumble by the reigning champions to celebrate after Bayern lost to Leipzig last round and thus lost the summit. If they win at Signal Iduna Park for the 12th consecutive time in the league, Dortmund will equal the longest streak in their history and also set a new record for wins (15) and points (46) in home games. Captain Marco Reuss, who hopes to finally win a first career title at the age of 34, has scored more goals against Mainz (14) than any other opponent in Germany. The visitors, who came on a four-game losing streak, will try to spoil the celebration.
Edin Terzic continued with the same line-up that beat Augsburg in the previous round and elevated him to the top with Emre Jan in the centre of midfield along with Rafael Guerreiro and Julian Brandt. Donyell Mullen and Karim Adeyemi will try to help Sebastian Haller score early and bring the championship back to Dortmund. Jude Bellingham and Marco Royce are waiting on the bench.
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Will the amazing story end with a championship? Haller missed the penalty (Photo: Reuters)
Gameplay
4th minute: Wolff passed the ball to Malen on the verge of going wide, the Dutchman kicked a spin and his chance just passed past Dahmen's post.
7th minute: Brandt's beam ball found Zola who kicked out of the air, Dahmen was on the spot.
Minute 15: Goal! Shock at Signal Iduna Park when Andreas Hancha-Olsen rammed in the visitors' advantage and embroiled the yellow-and-black who were a point away from Bayern!
19th minute: Haller missed from the white spot! Kuhr tripped Guerreiro wide, the French striker went over to kick the penalty, but kicked a weak ball that Dahmen deflected and the score remained 0-1 to Mainz!
Will they accomplish everything in a huge drama? Coman and Sana (Photo: Reuters)
FC Cologne vs Bayern Munich 1:0 (1st half)
Will Thomas Tuchel miss a third title in two months as Bayern manager? The Bavarians are no longer self-reliant following their 3-1 loss against RB Leipzig and must win – as they have done on their last eight visits to Cologne – to have any chance of retaining the title. Serge Gnabry, who had scored in all four previous rounds and could match or improve on the best Bundesliga season of his career (14 goals) if he still finds the net today, has scored 11 times in 10 meetings with Cologne.
Thomas Tuchel chose the fateful game for himself and some of the Bavarian management to go up with Serge Gnabry at the forefront with Thomas Müller behind him and Leroy Sané along with Kingsley Coman on the flanks. Ryan Grafenberch unexpectedly received the jersey in midfield.
Great workmanship. Coman (Photo: GettyImages)
Gameplay
Minute 8: Goal! Coman broke free into free-kick mode from the left side of the Cologne area and kicked a tremendous ball into Schwab's right corner. 0:1 to Bayern who moved up to first place in the current situation!
19th minute: Müller came close to equalising after a good Sané header, but the veteran German only rammed into the post.
Victory - and staying will be assured. Augsburg (Photo: Reuters)
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Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Augsburg (16:30)
Bavaria's small team cannot be automatically relegated thanks to a much better goal difference than Schalke, but could be sent to tests if they do not win, as Stuttgart and Bochum are two points away. Winning has become quite a task for Augsburg lately: it has done so only once in the last 10 rounds. Gladbach Augsburg have not won seven games in a row since 23 May 2015.
Will conquer and spoil Stuttgart? Dabur (Photo by Getty Images, Simon Hofmann)
Stuttgart vs Hoffenheim (16:30, integrated on Sport4)
The hosts, who have the best goal record of any team in danger, have lost just one game out of seven since Sebastian Hans was appointed manager and depend on themselves to struggle to stay ahead of the meeting with Hans' former team. A win would guarantee Stuttgart another season in the top division, a draw could be enough if Bochum and Schalke do not win. A loss, and Stuttgart will pray that the bottom ranked teams don't score points and send them to the test matches, or worse, to the second division.At Hoffenheim, coached by Pellegrino Matarazzo who previously coached Stuttgart, Mons Dabur will be hoping to get a chance to score his seventh league goal this season after starring in a win over Union Berlin that guaranteed his team a place in the league.
Bayer Leverkusen need a win to qualify for the Conference League. Adelie (Photo by Getty Images, Lars Baron)
Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen (16:30, integrated on Sport4)
On the eve of the match, Bochum are ranked in the top spot, so they need a win to avoid at least automatic relegation, with three points also likely to guarantee survival depending on the outcome of the matches. But this game is also important for Xabi Alonso's team, because a win would guarantee them a place in the Conference League qualifiers, while a loss would allow Wolfsburg and Frankfurt to overtake.
Will Schalke be saved from relegation? Salacer (Photo by Getty Images, Alex Grimm)
RB Leipzig vs Schalke (16:30, integrated on Sport4)
If the Royal Blues secure a surprising three points at Red Bull Arena, which has happened only once in five visits since Leipzig were promoted to the Bundesliga, Bochum and/or Stuttgart stumbles would prevent automatic relegation and perhaps even save Schalke for good, should the two above them lose. A draw could be enough for Schalke to go to the tests if Bochum loses to Leverkusen. For the Bulls, this is a game for the record, as it has already been determined that they will finish the season in third place, but prestige is at stake: if they win for the 13th time at home this season, Leipzig will complete the best home record in their history.
Other matches (16:30):
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Freiburg
Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen
Wolfsburg vs Hertha Berlin
German League 2022/23
group Games Victories Even Losses Gates Points 1 Dortmund 33 22 4 7 42-81 70 2 Bayern Munich 33 20 8 5 37-90 68 3 R.B. Leipzig 33 19 6 8 39-60 63 4 Union Berlin 33 17 8 8 38-50 59 5 Freiburg 33 17 8 8 42-50 59 6 Leverkusen 33 14 8 11 46-57 50 7 Wolfsburg 33 13 10 10 46-56 49 8 Frankfurt 33 12 11 10 51-56 47 9 Mainz 33 12 9 12 53-52 45 10 FC Cologne 33 10 12 11 52-48 42 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 33 10 10 13 55-50 40 12 Werder Bremen 33 10 6 17 63-51 36 13 Hoffenheim 33 10 5 18 56-47 35 14 Augsburg 33 9 7 17 61-42 34 15 Stuttgart 33 7 11 15 56-44 32 16 Bochum 33 9 5 19 72-37 32 17 Schalke 04 33 7 10 16 67-33 31 18 Hertha Berlin 33 6 8 19 68-40 26
Bayern Munich rose to the top, winning the title in the last round of the season on two previous occasions: in 1986 at Werder Bremen's expense, and in 2000 overtaking Leverkusen.
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