Werder Bremen has been confirmed as the second permanent relegation from the Bundesliga. The traditional club from the Weser lost 4-2 against Borussia Mönchengladbach and slipped to the direct relegation zone on the last matchday. Arminia Bielefeld was able to save herself with a 2-0 win against VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Köln won 1-0 against bottom group Schalke 04 and pushed their way to the relegation spot. In the playoffs on May 26th and 29th, the last participant of the upcoming Bundesliga season will be determined. Opponent is third in the table in the 2nd division.
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The Bremen team are now starting the bitter step into the second division together with the torn bottom from Gelsenkirchen after around 40 years of membership in the Bundesliga. After a disastrous season, S04 had to come to terms with the first relegation since 1988 in mid-April. Who, meanwhile, will be opponents of Cologne in the relegation, will be clarified on Sunday. VfL Bochum, Holstein Kiel and Greuther Fürth are vying for the three promotion ranks, two of which entitle to direct promotion.
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In the higher table spheres it was also about the last ticket for the European Cup – Union Berlin was seventh after the 2-1 win over RB Leipzig to qualify for the premiere edition of the newly created Europa Conference League, which will in future be after the Champions League and the Europa League form the third tier of European club competitions. Urs Fischer’s team fended off the attack by the Gladbachers, who were long ahead of the Berliners in the virtual table of the last match day, who played for the only time 20 years ago in what was then the UEFA Cup in Europe.
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Participants from CL and EL were already determined in advance
The old and new champions FC Bayern Munich, runners-up RB Leipzig, VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund had already been confirmed as participants in the Champions League before the match day, while Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen had tickets for the Europa League in fifth and sixth place secured.
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