Berlin (AFP)

With already a hand on the title of champion of Germany, Bayern Munich receives Saturday (16:30 GMT) relegation Düsseldorf for the 29th day, while its dolphin Dortmund will move Sunday (16:00 GMT) at the red lantern Paderborn.

The meeting against the potentially weakest opponent in the table should allow Dortmund to revive themselves after the painful 1-0 defeat at home and behind closed doors in the "Klassiker" on Tuesday against Bayern, which may have caused them to lose any title chance.

"It will be very difficult," admitted Dortmund coach Lucien Favre, "going up seven points in six games is extremely hard."

Behind the two leaders, three teams are fighting fiercely for two places in the leading square, qualifying for the Champions League: Leipzig (55 pts), Mönchengladbach and Leverkusen (53 pts each).

Behind, the hole is made definitively: the 6th, Wolfsburg, has only 42 points.

Of the five leaders, only Leverkusen will face a team from the first half of the table, Friborg (8th) Friday at 6.30 p.m. GMT. Moussa Diaby and Kai Havertz's teammates have inexplicably just collapsed at home Tuesday 4-1 against Wolfsburg, but remain determined to snatch their place for the European queen competition.

Leipzig, currently far from its ambitions, has just conceded four draws in its last five games and goes Monday (18:30) to Cologne (10th). Mönchengladbach, with their French attackers Marcus Thuram and Alassane Pléa, welcomes the Union Berlin (13th) on Sunday (1:30 p.m.).

On the 29th day, all times are in GMT hours:

Friday:

(4.30 p.m. / 6.30 p.m.) Friborg - Bayer Leverkusen

Saturday:

(11.30 a.m. / 1.30 p.m.) Mainz - Hoffenheim

Schalke 04 - Werder Bremen

Hertha Berlin - Augsburg

Wolfsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt

(2:30 p.m. / 4:30 p.m.) Bayern Munich - Fortuna Dusseldorf

Sunday:

(11.30 a.m. / 1.30 p.m.) Mönchengladbach - Union Berlin

(2 p.m. / 4 p.m.) SC Paderborn - Dortmund

Monday:

(4.30 p.m. / 6.30 p.m.) Cologne - RB Leipzig

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