😮 Never happened before: will the Bundesliga season end in a play-off? | OneFootball

Today is the very last matchday of this year’s Bundesliga season. In just a few hours, we will finally know which teams are relegated, who secures the Champions League tickets, and in what position the clubs will finish the campaign. 

There is, however, one scenario in which the ranking of two clubs would still have to be decided even after today’s final whistle. Of course, that is pretty unlikely, but during Heidenheim’s comeback run at the latest, we were once again reminded that miracles are definitely possible on the big football stage and that there are stories only sport can write. 

This season could end with a playoff match at a neutral venue for the very first time ever.

If Gladbach beat TSG Hoffenheim 5–4 and HSV draw 4–4 with Leverkusen, both clubs would have the same number of points, the same goal difference, the same number of goals scored, an even head-to-head record, the same number of away goals scored in the head-to-head, and the same total number of away goals scored overall. 

So who would get the higher placing then, which is important because TV money, among other things, depends heavily on it?

According to a report by the ‘Rheinische Post’, it would not come down to the fair play table or anything similar; according to the regulations, it would actually lead to a playoff match at a neutral venue. 

That would be a truly extraordinary scenario.

What do you think? Would you like to see such a playoff match, even if, from a sporting perspective, there is not all that much at stake anymore? Feel free to write it in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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