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Berlin (dpa) - The relegation battle in the Bundesliga remains exciting until the end.
1. FC Köln, Werder Bremen and Arminia Bielefeld will be the second relegated team next to FC Schalke 04 and the participants in the relegation.
FC Augsburg, Hertha BSC and FSV Mainz 05, on the other hand, can cheer for the rescue on the 33rd match day. Bayern's goal scorer Robert Lewandowski has reached the next milestone, and a decision could be made in the battle for the Champions League. Looking back on Saturday and looking ahead to Sunday in the Bundesliga:
ZITTER FINAL: Cologne, Bremen, Bielefeld: One of these three teams will be relegated to the 2nd league on matchday 34, one has to be relegated.
The best starting position is in Bielefeld, who are 15th, one point ahead of 16th Bremen and two on 17th Cologne.
"Next week it's all about everything, and we are fully involved," said coach Frank Kramer, who nevertheless struggled with the missed win in the 1-1 draw against TSG Hoffenheim: "We just have to take a bite when we are clearly in front of the goal are », he demanded.
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DÉJÀ-VU: It could be very bitter for Bremen, which is heading for relegation after the 2-0 defeat at FC Augsburg, as in the previous year. Coach Florian Kohfeldt left no doubts about relegation. “We'll do it next week, we'll win,” said the 38-year-old, who was particularly upset about the yellow-red card for Christian Groß: “This is of course the stupidest yellow card of the season, you can't do anything else say."
THUMBERS: Cologne want to keep their fingers crossed for their rivals from Gladbach next week: If Borussia wins on matchday 34 in Bremen, Cologne would at least have relegation with its own win against Schalke. "Of course we have to hope for help, in the case of Gladbach, but win our game ourselves first," said keeper Timo Horn. The starting position has not improved for the Rhinelander due to the 0-0 draw at Hertha, but sports director Horst Heldt remains optimistic: “It won't be easier next week, but we will make it. We win at home and stay inside. "
RESCUE PARTY: Three clubs were able to celebrate their relegation on matchday 33 - one of them even without having played himself.
FSV Mainz 05 is already saved before the home game against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday (6 p.m. / Sky) because of the results of the competition.
In Berlin, there was great jubilation at Hertha, which, despite the Corona quarantine, secured the league prematurely.
"Respect to the boys for making it on the penultimate matchday," said coach Pal Dardai.
Augsburg with coach Markus Weinzierl also celebrated after the 2-0 win against Bremen.
“It was a big final for us,” said the 46-year-old, who felt a “huge relief”.
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REKORDMANN: 40 goals in a Bundesliga season: The record of «Bomber» Gerd Müller from the 1971/72 season seemed unattainable for a long time. Bayern Munich's goalscorer Robert Lewandowski equalized it with his goal to make it 1-0 in a 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg - and could even expand it next week. "I'm very proud and still can't believe it," said the 32-year-old Pole, who also received plenty of praise and congratulations from the league. "With this unbelievable performance, he has set a monument for himself and the entire team today," said Bayern board member Oliver Kahn. Lewandowski is now on a par with “one of the greatest of all time”.
KÖNIGSKLASSEN-KO: Eintracht Frankfurt only got four points from the last five games - and threatens to gamble away the almost certain participation in the Champions League in the season's final spurt. "We had the big chance, but now it's as good as over," said Sebastian Rode after the sobering 3: 4 at FC Schalke 04, who had already been relegated. Due to the unexpected mistake of Hessen, BVB can already win on Sunday with a win in Mainz make the premier class perfect. VfL Wolfsburg is enough in Leipzig, which would certainly have second place with one point (8.30 p.m. / Sky).
CUP PREMIERE: The new Conference League will be played for the first time in the coming season.
And the question of which German team will be there is really exciting again before the 34th matchday.
Union Berlin, which is seventh after the 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen, has the best chances.
"It's crazy and crazy that we're still playing for Europe on matchday 34," said coach Urs Fischer.
The eighth Gladbach, who brought himself to a better starting position in the 1: 2 against Stuttgart, needs help for seventh place at the end of a messed up season.
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