Also in injury time, VfB Stuttgart saved their place in the first division by beating Cologne 2-1.

The Swabians overtake Hertha Berlin, who will have to play the ascent/descent barrage (May 19 and 23) against the 3rd in the second division.

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Four of aces or quintet?

Leipzig finished fourth behind Bayern, Dortmund and Leverkusen, who will therefore also play in the Champions League group stage.

Germany can hope for a fifth place in the premier competition next year if Frankfurt win the Europa League against Glasgow Rangers on May 18 in Seville.

The RB trembled on Saturday: led in Bielefeld since the 70th minute, it remained more than 20 minutes under the threat of a victory for Freiburg in Leverkusen, which would have deprived it of fourth place.

In addition, Dortmund, led at home by Hertha Berlin until the 68th minute, reversed the situation thanks to goals from Erling Haaland (1-1, 68th) and Youssoufa Moukoko (2-1, 85th).

Explosion of joy from RB Leipzig players after Willi Orban (N.4) equalized in Bielefeld, May 14, 2022 SASCHA SCHUERMANN AFP

Haaland's penalty was the Norwegian wonderkid's last goal for Borussia, ahead of his move to Manchester City in the summer.

He left the Ruhr with a record of 86 goals in 89 matches in all competitions.

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Lewandowski, stop or again?

Bayern, crowned champions since the 31st day, ended in a draw away to Wolfsburg (2-2), after leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Stanisic and Lewandowski.

Commentators wondered after the match if they had witnessed the Pole's last goal in Bayern colours.

Robert Lewandowski, scorer for Bayern Munich in Wolfsburg, won his Bundesliga gunner trophy on May 14, 2022 RONNY HARTMANN AFP

The double best player Fifa 2020 and 2021 would have, according to the German press, refused to extend his contract after its current term of June 2023.

So far, both Bayern bosses and Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann have all said there is no question of letting the 33-year-old star striker go.

But the media have been saying for a few weeks that FC Barcelona are interested, but hesitate due to their difficult financial situation.

And Bayern know that they would not receive any transfer compensation if their star player left free at the end of the contract in a year.

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The Union, the little club that goes up...

Qualified last year for the Europa League Conference, Union Berlin, the "small" club of the capital, has taken a step forward this season by taking 5th place, which will allow it to compete in the Europa League, in Compagnie de Fribourg, 6th and future finalist of the German Cup against Leipzig, on May 21 in Berlin.

Union, in front of their fantastic home crowd, overtook Freiburg on the final day with a 3-2 win over Bochum.

The 7th, Cologne, enters the Europa League Conference.

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Stuttgart saved by the bell

Invasion of the field and scenes of jubilation in Stuttgart, which saved its place in the first division in the second minute of added time, thanks to a goal from Waturu Endo synonymous with victory 2-1 against Cologne.

VFB Stuttgart players scored an important point in the game against Bayern in Munich on May 8, 2022 KERSTIN JOENSSON AFP / Archives

At the same time, Hertha Berlin, who had a three-point lead at kick-off, therefore lost to Dortmund after leading, and will be forced to play the uphill/downhill barrage against the third in the second division. , which will be known on Sunday at the end of the last day.

At the bottom of the table, Arminia Bielefeld and Fürth go down to the second division.

In the direction of the rise, only Schalke has so far validated its ticket back to the elite, but Werder Bremen is in the best position to join it.

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