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Stuttgart enter Champions League, Heidenheim and St Pauli relegated
TL;DR
VfB Stuttgart secured a Champions League spot by finishing fourth in the Bundesliga after a 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. Heidenheim and St Pauli were relegated on the final day of the season.
Key points
- Stuttgart finished fourth in the Bundesliga.
- Stuttgart returns to the Champions League.
- Heidenheim and St Pauli were relegated.
- Wolfsburg secured a relegation play-off berth.
- Freiburg qualified for the Conference League.
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VfB Stuttgart drew 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to finish fourth in the Bundesliga and return to the Champions League, but Heidenheim and St Pauli were both relegated on the final day.
Wolfsburg won 3-1 at St Pauli in the big drop zone clash to bag a relegation play-off berth. St Pauli keeper Nikola Vasilj punched the ball into his own net for 2-1 but complaints he had been pushed were ignored.
Stuttgart edged out fifth-placed Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen in sixth, who will both have to settle for the Europa League.
Ten-man Hoffenheim capitulated 4-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach and Leverkusen drew 1-1 at home with Hamburg SV.
Results meant Frankfurt had no chance of a Conference League play-off spot, which went to seventh-placed Freiburg after a 4-1 win at home to RB Leipzig, who had already secured Champions League football in third.
Freiburg could instead go into the Champions League as a fifth German entrant if they beat Aston Villa in Wednesday's Europa League final.
Heidenheim went down after three seasons in the Bundesliga following a 2-0 home defeat by Mainz. Easy goals from Phillip Tietz and Nadiem Amiri ended a recent rally.
Q&A
How did Stuttgart qualify for the Champions League?
Stuttgart qualified for the Champions League by finishing fourth in the Bundesliga after a 2-2 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Which teams were relegated from the Bundesliga?
Heidenheim and St Pauli were both relegated from the Bundesliga on the final day of the season.
What were the final standings for Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen?
Hoffenheim finished fifth and Bayer Leverkusen sixth, both qualifying for the Europa League.
