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Bundesliga decides final Champions spot and relegated sides TL;DR The final Bundesliga match on Saturday determined the last Champions League qualifier and the relegated teams. Wolfsburg secured their place in the top division with a 3-1 victory over St. Pauli, who were relegated.
Key points Final Bundesliga match determined Champions League spot Wolfsburg won 3-1 against St. Pauli St. Pauli relegated to the second division Match played on Saturday, the 16th Wolfsburg needed only a draw to survive Bundesliga decides final Champions spot and relegated sides
Bundesliga decides final Champions spot and relegated sides
The final round of the Bundesliga this Saturday (16) decided the last team to qualify for the Champions League and the teams going directly down to the second division.
The most dramatic match of the day was the direct showdown at the bottom of the table between Wolfsburg and St. Pauli . Whoever lost would leave the pitch relegated.
The Wolves only needed a draw to survive and won 3-1.
As a result, St. Pauli and Heidenheim will play in the 2. Bundesliga next season.
Wolfsburg still need to go through the playoff against the third-placed team from the second division to determine their future.
Meanwhile, Stuttgart did their job and secured fourth place in the table and a spot in the next edition of the Champions League.
See below for the final Bundesliga standings and details from the last round of matches:
Champions League : Bayern Munich , Borussia Dortmund , Leipzig, Stuttgart
Europa League : Hoffenheim , Bayer Leverkusen
Conference League : Freiburg
Playoff : Wolfsburg
Q&A Which team qualified for the Champions League from the Bundesliga? Wolfsburg qualified for the Champions League after their victory in the final match.
What was the outcome of the match between Wolfsburg and St. Pauli? Wolfsburg won the match 3-1, ensuring their survival in the Bundesliga.
Which teams were relegated from the Bundesliga this season? St. Pauli was relegated after losing to Wolfsburg in the final match of the season.
When was the final round of the Bundesliga played? The final round of the Bundesliga was played on Saturday, the 16th.
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Relegated : St. Pauli, Heidenheim
Stuttgart only depended on themselves to qualify for the Champions League and went 2-0 up in the first half.
Eintracht were still dreaming of a Conference League spot and fought back to level the match with two penalty goals.
In the end, it was Stuttgart who secured qualification for the European competition.
Hoffenheim could still qualify for the Champions League with a win.
But that possibility quickly faded, with Borussia Mönchengladbach going 2-0 up in less than 25 minutes.
Tim Lemperle was also sent off in the opening seconds of the second half, leaving Hoffenheim a man down.
Bayer Leverkusen also took the field with slim chances of reaching the Champions League.
But the team failed to do its part and drew with Hamburg.
The most dramatic match of the day, with both teams fighting to avoid relegation.
Wolfsburg did their part and won 3-1, sending St. Pauli down.
Heidenheim needed a win to complete a spectacular finish to the season and avoid relegation.
But the visiting side quickly ended their survival hopes and went into halftime already two goals ahead.
Bayern's incredible attack passed the 120-goal mark in the Bundesliga, an average of more than 3.5 per match.
The record for goals in a single league season belonged to Bayern themselves, with 101 scored by the 1971/72 team.
Neither team took the field with much at stake in the table.
Guirassy and Brazilian Yan Couto scored the goals in the match, both in the second half.
Freiburg took the field still chasing seventh place, which guarantees a Conference League spot.
The team did its part and can now focus fully on the Europa League final next Wednesday (20) against Aston Villa .
It was coach Marie-Louise Eta's second win in charge of Union Berlin during her short spell in this final stretch of the Bundesliga season.
She leaves the role to take over the women's team starting next season.
