Heidenheim held late on by Bayern, draw in key top-four game

However, a late tap-in from Tomás meant Stuttgart stayed above their regional rivals in fourth on goal difference with two games to play. Third-placed RB Leipzig welcome Bayer Leverkusen in sixth later.

"We were very immature, showed inexperience. We had time, we had space, we could have seen out the win," Hoffenheim record scorer Kramarić, who moved onto 158 goals, told Sky.

Germany looks set to have four places in next season's Champions League but could boast five - depending on the outcome of the European semi-final second legs in midweek.

Bayern, who wrapped up the Bundesliga title last month, will go into Wednesday's Champions League second leg at home to Paris Saint-Germain following another comeback.

The 5-4 first leg loss in France was arguably the game of the season in Europe and ahead of Wednesday's home leg, Bayern again rested several stars in the first half against Heidenheim, including Harry Kane and Olise.

The bottom side have rallied in the last few weeks having looked doomed and continued the trend early on at the Allianz Arena.

Budu Zivzivadze scored for a fourth straight game with a fine finish after the ball fell over his head and Eren Dinkçi, who has asked fans to donate stem cells for his sick partner, netted the second before the break.

Eta's first point, Frankfurt boss booed

Bayern were 3-0 down at half-time last weekend at Mainz after fielding a second-string side, but then the Kane-Olise cavalry came on and the Bavarians won 4-3.

This time the departing Leon Goretzka netted with a free-kick to cut the deficit before the break and then bundled in a corner just before the hour mark.

Kane and Olise were among those introduced at the interval but instead it was Heidenheim to first grab the third through Zivzivadze, who is rivalling PSG's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as Bayern's Georgian nemesis.

But France's Olise is one of the form forwards in world football at present and his 25-metre shot 10 minutes into injury time went in off the post and the keeper's back, meaning Bayern avoided just a second Bundesliga loss this term.

Heidenheim will go down if Wolfsburg win at Freiburg on Sunday and St Pauli beat Mainz the same day.

Werder Bremen are nervously looking over their shoulders following a 3-1 home defeat by Augsburg, as are Union Berlin and Cologne after a 2-2 draw in the capital. It was a first point for Union interim coach Marie-Louise Eta.

Seventh-placed Eintracht Frankfurt, above Freiburg in the Conference League spot only on goal difference, lost 2-1 at home to a Hamburg SV side who took a huge step clear of danger.

Frankfurt coach Albert Riera, only in the job since late January, was repeatedly booed by home fans.

Leverkusen's Patrik Schick celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig at BayArena. Fabian Strauch/dpa

Stuttgart's Tiago Tomas (L) celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa

Union Berlin players celebrate their side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Cologne at An der Alten Foersterei. Soeren Stache/dpa

Bayern Munich's Harry Kane retrieves the ball from the net after his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim at Allianz Arena. Harry Langer/dpa

Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa

Union Berlin's Tom Rothe (L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammate Livan Burcu during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Cologne at An der Alten Foersterei. Soeren Stache/dpa

Union Berlin's Tom Rothe (3rd L) scores his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Cologne at An der Alten Foersterei. Soeren Stache/dpa

Hamburger's Fabio Vieira celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburger SV at Deutsche Bank Park. Florian Wiegand/dpa

Eintracht Frankfurt's Can Uzun (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburger SV at Deutsche Bank Park. Florian Wiegand/dpa

Augsburg's Kristijan Jakic celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC Augsburg at Weserstadion. Carmen Jaspersen/dpa

Stuttgart's Ermedin Demirovic (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa

Cologne's Said El Mala celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Cologne at An der Alten Foersterei. Soeren Stache/dpa

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim at Allianz Arena. Harry Langer/dpa

Werder Bremen's Romano Schmid (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammate Samuel Mbangula during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC Augsburg at Weserstadion. Carmen Jaspersen/dpa

Augsburg's Anton Kade celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC Augsburg at Weserstadion. Carmen Jaspersen/dpa

Hoffenheim Andrej Kramaric celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa

(L-R) Cologne's Jakub Kaminski, Said El Mala and Cenk Ozkaçar celebrate their side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Cologne at An der Alten Foersterei. Soeren Stache/dpa

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim at Allianz Arena. Harry Langer/dpa

Augsburg's Anton Kade (L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammate Michael Gregoritsch during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC Augsburg at Weserstadion. Carmen Jaspersen/dpa

Hoffenheim's Bazoumana Toure celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa

Stuttgart's Chris Fuehrich celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa

Heidenheim's Eren Dinkci (2nd L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim at Allianz Arena. Harry Langer/dpa

Heidenheim's Budu Siwsiwadse (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim at Allianz Arena. Harry Langer/dpa

Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa