On the last matchday of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season, the fight for the European Cup places and, above all, staying in the league will be exciting again.
In the table cellar, VfL Bochum at Werder Bremen and FSV Mainz 05 at VfL Wolfsburg have the best chance of saving themselves in the season finale on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky & sport24 live ticker). Union Berlin (with Christopher Trimmel), currently in 16th place, has to win its home game against SC Freiburg and hope for help. In the event of a defeat, there is even a risk of direct relegation if the penultimate 1. FC Köln wins at 1. FC Heidenheim and catches up with Union’s goal difference, which is three goals worse.
One point is enough for unity
Eintracht Frankfurt (Sasa Kalajdzic) can secure sixth place with just one point against RB Leipzig, which is enough for at least the Europa League. If Borussia Dortmund wins the Champions League on June 1st, the Bundesliga sixth place will even receive the right to start in the premier class. SC Freiburg also has a chance of seventh place, which will certainly qualify for the playoffs of the Conference League and, if Bayer Leverkusen wins the DFB Cup, even the start of the Europa League, in the last game under coach Christian Streich at Union Berlin.
Three-way battle for Europe
Eighth place can also be achieved by 1. FC Heidenheim (against Cologne), FC Augsburg (in Leverkusen) and Werder Bremen (against Bochum). This would be enough for the Conference League playoffs if Leverkusen wins the DFB Cup final against second division team 1. FC Kaiserslautern on May 25th.
2024-05-17 18:24:00
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