Bundesliga ends: Hamburg plays play-off, Leverkusen plays Champions League

Leverkusen defeated Bremen 2-1 to maintain their 4th place in the rankings, thereby winning a ticket to the 2013/14 Champions League qualifying round. Meanwhile, Hamburg, despite their defeat, were still lucky to maintain their 16th place and a relegation play-off spot...

Congratulations Leverkusen

At home, Leverkusen entered the match with determination against Bremen with the mission of winning 3 points to decide their own fate. However, the home team's determination was doused with cold water when in the 21st minute, defender Selassie scored from 9 meters to open the score.

Although Leverkusen were behind early, they were not flustered. They still calmly organized a good game. In the 33rd minute, from a corner kick, central defender Omer Toprak jumped high to head the equalizer. The equalizer did not mean that the pressure on Leverkusen was reduced. Because through the radio on the field, the home players knew that Wolfsburg was leading M'gladbach and if they did not win,Leverkusenwill lose 4th place.

A big challenge for Leverkusen's mettle, but Sascha Lewandowski and his team knew how to overcome the difficulties. Leverkusen continuously put pressure on Bremen's goal, especially at the beginning of the second half with continuous opportunities created. In the 54th minute, after 2 consecutive headers, Heung-Min Son broke the BayArena stadium when he put Leverkusen in the lead. The important goal helped Leverkusen play comfortably in the remaining minutes of the match and if they were lucky, they could have had a bigger victory. Even so, the 2-1 score against Bremen was enough to help Leverkusen maintain 4th place in the rankings, even though in the same match Wolfsburg defeated M'gladbach with a score of 3-1.

Meanwhile, the race for the relegation play-offs was the complete opposite. Hamburg were the team that had the right to decide and played with determination but were powerless. Mainz also needed points to secure a ticket to the Europa League next season, so they played with concentration to win 3-2.

Despite the defeat, Hamburg are still lucky to have a ticket to the relegation play-off with the third-placed team in the Second Division (not yet determined). Because the two teams behind them, Nuernberg and Braunschweig, also lost to Schalke (1-4) and Hoffenheim (1-3). That means that next season Braunschweig and Nuernberg will have to play in the Second Division. As for Nuernberg, they have set a sad record by becoming the first team to be relegated 8 times in theBundesliga

FINAL RESULTS BUNDESLIGA 2013/14
Champion:Bayern.
Champions League:Bayern, Dortmund, Schalke, Leverkusen.
Europa League:Wolfsburg, M'gladbach, Mainz.
Relegation:Braunschweig, Nuremberg.
Relegation play-off:Hamburg.
Top scorer:Lewandowski (20 goals, Dortmund)

ROUND 34 RESULTS
Augsburg-Frankfurt: 2-1
Leverkusen-Bremen: 2-1
Bayern-Stuttgart: 1-0
Hanover-Freiburg: 3-2
Hertha-Dortmund: 0-4
Hoffenheim-Braunschweig: 3-1
Mainz-Hamburg: 3-2
Schalke-Nuernberg: 4-1
Wolfsburg-M'gladbach: 3-1

According to Bongdaplus