Bayer Leverkusen made the early qualification for the Champions League perfect.

Despite falling behind twice, the Werkself won 4-2 (1-2) at TSG Hoffenheim on the penultimate matchday of the Bundesliga and can no longer be pushed out of the top four in the table.

Double packer Patrik Schick (34th minute/76th), Moussa Diaby (73rd) and Lucas Alario (90th + 1) scored for Leverkusen, who last made it into the premier class in the 2019/20 season.

Hoffenheim have been waiting for a win for eight games and no longer have a chance of the European Cup.

The goals from Georginio Rutter (22nd) and Christoph Baumgartner (36th) didn't change that.

The 20,000 spectators in Sinsheim saw committed hosts at the beginning.

Rutter caused danger early on in front of the Leverkusen goal (4th).

In the minutes that followed, the Kraichgauer dominated the action.

Almost nothing came from Leverkusen in the first quarter of an hour.

It was only after almost 20 minutes that the guests, who were missing Kerem Demirbay from Hoffenheim, Florian Wirtz, Amine Adli, Karim Bellarabi and Timothy Fosu-Mensah, were able to improve a little and were better in the game.

However, coach Gerardo Seoane's team was unable to create any chances - quite the contrary.

After a failure by full-back Piero Hincapie, Rutter scored for TSG after strong preliminary work from Baumgartner.

Only after falling behind did Leverkusen increase the number of strokes.

The increased efforts were quickly rewarded.

After a cross from Diaby, striker Schick scored his 23rd goal of the season with a remarkable direct acceptance.

Hoffenheim, who had to do without Florian Grillitsch, Havard Nordtveit, Chris Richards (all will leave TSG at the end of the season), Benjamin Hübner, Ermin Bicakcic and Marco John, were only briefly shocked.

Baumgartner put TSG back in front after a cross from Pavel Kaderabek.

Seoane's break speech, who brought in Mitchel Bakker for Hincapie, must have been tough.

At the beginning of the second half, Bayer put pressure on Schick to equalize (51').

Hoffenheim were very busy on the defensive, but remained dangerous on the counterattack.

Munas Dabbur missed a cross from international David Raum with a header (54'), and Andrej Kramaric also had a good chance (63').

Two minutes later, Diaby was very close to equalizing at the other end.

Shortly thereafter he did better, Schick followed suit.

In the 79th minute, Jacob Bruun Larsen and Kramaric missed a double chance to equalize.