German Bundesliga – Round 32

Goals Scored:: 24

German Bundesliga

May 5, 2017

FC Koln              4-3          Werder Bremen

Anthony Modeste 13’ 47’   Fin Bartels 34’

Leonardo Bittencourt 28’   Theodor Gebre Selassie 40’

Simon Zoller 44’                Serge Gnabry 62’

FC Koln came on top in a 7-goal thriller against Werder Bremen.

The victory was important for Koln to climb above Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga league standings while having their destiny of a Europa League participation in the 2017/18 season in their hands.

Both sides remain equal on points with a goal giving Koln a superior goal difference.

May 6, 2017

Bayern Munich         1-0         Darmstadt

Juan Bernat 18’

Bayern Munich relegated Darmstadt.

Bayern Munich has already sealed the title but secured a victory to better their record for the season.

Borussia Dortmund     2-1    Hoffenheim

Marco Reus 4’                      Andrej Kramaric 86’

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 82’

Borussia Dortmund defeated Hoffenheim to get back control of a direct qualification into the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League.

Aubameyang could have doubled his goals in this match if he had converted his penalty in the 14th minute. The goal would have made Aubameyang the sole leader on the top goalscorer chart in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season.

Borussia Monchengladbach   1-1   Augsburg

Andre Hahn 90’+4’                     Alfred Finnbogason 57’

Borussia Monchengladbach got a late goal to avoid a defeat at home to Augsburg.

A victory for Augsburg would have enhanced their odds of avoiding relegation and/or relegation play-offs.

Ingolstadt          1-1      Bayer Leverkusen

Sonny Kittel 73’            Kai Havertz 78’

Despite being in the relegation-zone, Ingolstadt has gone through the 2016/17 Bundesliga season without suffering defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

Eintracht Frankfurt    0-2   Wolfsburg

                                                                Daniel Didavi 48’

                                          Mario Gomez 63’

Two goals in the second-half allowed Wolfsburg to pick up maximum points in their away fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Hertha Berlin          1-4         RB Leipzig

Rani Khedira 85’(o.g)        Timo Werner 11’ 54’

                                          Davie Selke 89’ 90’+2’

RB Leipzig players were responsible for all five goals scored in this fixture.

Bayern has the league title but RB Leipzig will be proud to be the second best team in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season in their first year of getting promotion.

May 7, 2017

Hamburger SV           0-0           Mainz 05

Both teams needed a victory but also couldn’t afford a defeat. A draw seems fitting for these two teams that are battling to stay out of relegation.

Freiburg                2-0              Schalke 04

Florian Niederlechner 22’ 31’

A brace from Florian Niederlechner allowed Freiburg to bounce back from their defeat to Darmstadt and get a victory at home over Schalke.

2017/18 Europa League is a possibility for SC Freiburg.