After a mandatory win at Arminia Bielefeld, FC Bayern Munich is still missing a success for the tenth championship title in a row. Five days after losing the quarter-finals of the Champions League against FC Villarreal, Munich prevailed 3-0 (2-0) in Bielefeld on Easter Sunday. Bayern can now complete their 32nd championship title early this coming Saturday with a win in the top game against pursuers Borussia Dortmund.
Meanwhile, SpVgg Greuther Fürth can hardly be saved in the Bundesliga. After the goalless draw at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Sunday, four games before the end of the season, eleven points separate the promoted team from Franconia from VfB Stuttgart, who are currently in relegation rank 16. A jump to the saving 15th place is already almost impossible.
Barça winner Eintracht Frankfurt had to accept a serious mood dampener after the gala at Camp Nou. The Europa League semi-finalist lost 2-0 (0-2) at 1. FC Union Berlin on Sunday with a heavily changed team and can hardly achieve an international starting place for the coming season via the Bundesliga.
With the third derby win in a row, 1. FC Köln secured a direct place in the European Cup for at least 24 hours and dealt Borussia Mönchengladbach a sensitive setback. More than 30 years ago, the people of Cologne managed to win three consecutive Bundesliga games against their rivals on the Rhine.
Festival in Dortmund
After an exhilarating football performance, Borussia Dortmund can plan to take part in the Champions League. The dream debut of 17-year-old Tom Rothe and Erling Haaland’s brace were highlights in the confident 6-1 (5-0) win over VfL Wolfsburg.
With a twelve-point lead and a significantly better goal difference, BVB can only theoretically gamble away their Champions League participation in the last four games. Wolfsburg’s lead over the relegation place could shrink to as little as five points on Sunday after the highest half-time deficit in the club’s 25-year Bundesliga history.
Fight for Bundesliga relegation place
Sport-Club Freiburg won 3-0 (2-0) against VfL Bochum. In the fight against relegation, Hertha BSC made up a place by beating FC Augsburg 1-0 (0-0) and left the relegation rank that VfB Stuttgart now occupies. The Swabians couldn’t get past a 0-0 draw at FSV Mainz 05.