Dortmund beat Freiburg 4-0 to secure top four spot; Stuttgart held

Hoffenheim host Stuttgart next weekend in a crucial match and Bayer Leverkusen are also in the frame two points behind the duo.

Bayern Munich have clinched the title and Dortmund are five points ahead of third ranked RB Leipzig after rebounding from defeats against Leverkusen and Hoffenheim.

"We didn't have two defeats in a row before and wanted to make up for it which we did. There is not too much pressure but it is our ambition to finish second," Dortmund midfielder Marcel Sabitzer told streaming portal DAZN.

Dortmund in control

Teenager Samuele Inacio made his starting 11 debut for Dortmund and Beier opened the scoring in the eighth minute into the far corner off a long pass from Bensebaini. Guirassy tapped in Julian Brandt's cross on the counter for 2-0 in the 14th.

The third came in the 31st, with Bensebaini heading home Julian Ryerson's corner kick. Silva fired in emphatically in the 87th to complete a classy attacking move.

Freiburg had a goal from Lukas Kübler 10 minutes after the restart chalked off after an offside check and remain eighth in their fight with seventh placed Eintracht Frankfurt for the last available place in Europe.

Stuttgart drop points

The visitors lacked energy coming off a 2-1 extra time defeat at Stuttgart in a German Cup semi-final on Thursday, and Stuttgart also appeared to feel the after-effects of those 120 minutes against Bremen.

Bremen led from Jens Stage's low shot into the far left corner in the 18th minute while substitute Ermedin Demirović headed the equalizer in the 61st minute.

Stage missed a big chance to restore Bremen's lead but the one point at least saw them move six points clear of the danger zone with three games left.

Demirović admitted that one point "was not enough in the end. That hurts. We must get three points every time at home in the fight we are currently in."

Borussia Dortmund's Ramy Bensebaini (R) celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammate Samuele Inacio during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa

Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy (R) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammate Maximilian Beier during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa

Borussia Dortmund's Maximilian Beier (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammate Serhou Guirassy during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa