Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt clinched qualification for subsequent season’s UEFA Champions League on the ultimate day of the 2024-2025 Bundesliga marketing campaign, whereas SC Freiburg missed out and can compete within the Europa League as an alternative.
Dortmund sealed fourth place-the final accessible Champions League spot-with a 3-0 residence victory over already-relegated Holstein Kiel on Saturday. The match turned in Dortmund’s favor early, as Kiel have been decreased to 10 males inside the first ten minutes. Below coach Niko Kovač, who took cost in February when the membership was in eleventh place, Dortmund accomplished a exceptional resurgence, profitable their ultimate 5 league matches and gathering 22 of a doable 24 factors of their final eight fixtures.
Eintracht Frankfurt maintained third place by defeating Freiburg 3-1 away. Freiburg, who wanted a win to leapfrog Frankfurt for a Champions League berth, as an alternative dropped to fifth-two factors behind Dortmund-and will enter the Europa League.
Elsewhere, Mainz secured a spot within the UEFA Convention League after drawing 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen, ending sixth. RB Leipzig missed out on European competitors after a 3-2 residence loss to Stuttgart, ending the season one level behind Mainz.
On the high of the desk, Bayern Munich, who had already clinched the Bundesliga title with two rounds remaining, concluded their marketing campaign with a 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. The match marked Thomas Müller’s 503rd and ultimate Bundesliga look for Bayern, closing a distinguished chapter within the membership’s historical past.
The ultimate standings imply that Dortmund and Frankfurt will be part of Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen in representing Germany within the 2025-26 Champions League. Freiburg will compete within the Europa League, whereas Mainz enters the Convention League, and Leipzig is left with out European soccer subsequent season.
This season’s conclusion was notable for Dortmund’s dramatic turnaround below new administration and the extraordinary competitors for European qualification, reflecting the unpredictable nature of the Bundesliga’s closing weeks.
