UCL spots up for grabs: what’s at stake on the Bundesliga’s final day | OneFootball

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The Bundesliga title is already in the hands of Bayern Munich, but there are still important decisions to be made in the final games of the championship.

The last round of the competition takes place this Saturday (17), with all nine games happening simultaneously.

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Attention will be especially focused on the decision of who will secure the last two spots for next season's Champions League.

Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg, and Borussia Dortmund are involved in the battle, which will feature a direct confrontation in this final round.

Below, OneFootball summarizes the possible scenarios in this and other important ongoing battles in the German Championship:

Champions League

The fight for the two Champions League spots is down to three teams, and two of them will face each other in the final round of the German Championship.

Eintracht Frankfurt, in third place, will visit Freiburg, who are in fourth, in a direct clash to compete for Europe's top club competition.

Whoever leaves the field with three points secures the qualification. A draw is also enough for Frankfurt to maintain their position.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund faces the already relegated Holstein Kiel at home.

Even in fifth place at the moment, BVB will have an easier situation due to the clash between their competitors.

A victory by three goals is enough to guarantee the team in the next Champions League. If the advantage is two goals, the qualification is almost certain and would only not happen in the case of a high-scoring draw in Freiburg.

Check below how the top of the table looked at the end of the penultimate round:

Europa League / Conference League

It is almost certain that whoever "misses out" in the Champions League race will secure a spot in the Europa League.

Unless Borussia Dortmund is defeated and sees one of the two closest pursuers win, overcoming the goal difference.

These two competitors are Mainz and Leipzig, who enter the field directly competing for a spot in the Conference League.

Relegation

Holstein Kiel and Bochum will play in the second division next season.

The only definition left is for the third-to-last place, which will play a playoff against the 3rd place of the 2. Bundesliga to determine who will play in the top tier of German football.

Heidenheim enters the last round in this position and is unlikely to leave it.

To avoid the playoff, the club needs to win and count on a defeat from St. Pauli or Hoffenheim, also overcoming a goal difference.

The Matches of the Round

Check below the matches for the last round of the Bundesliga. All of them will start at 10:30 AM (Brasília) this Saturday.

Only the last two on the list will not impact the battles for spots in European competitions or the definition of who will play the playoff.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Freiburg

Borussia Dortmund vs. Holstein Kiel

Leipzig vs. Stuttgart

Mainz vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Heidenheim vs. Werder Bremen

Hoffenheim vs. Bayern Munich

St. Pauli vs. Bochum

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Wolfsburg

Augsburg vs. Union Berlin

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