Dortmund now depends on itself for the Champions League, St. Pauli secures Bundesliga stay

Borussia Dortmund celebrated at the Bayer Arena - 4:2, Eintracht drew with St. Pauli

7806 views 1 comment(s)
Brandt celebrates the equalizing goal, Photo: REUTERS
Brandt celebrates the equalizing goal, Photo: REUTERS
Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate.
Ažurirano: 11.05.2025. 20:07h

Borussia Dortmund celebrated at the "Bay Arena" - 4:2, but they will need help from St. Pauli today against Eintracht to qualify for the Champions League. and they were greeted with a 2:2 draw in Frankfurt!

The "Millionaires" will host Holstein Kiel in the final round, and Eintracht Freiburg, who have a point more than Borussia, for whom a two-goal win in the final round means a place in Europe's elite competition.

The home team in Leverkusen got off to a great start and after several chances, Frimpong scored on an assist from Florian Wirz in the 31st minute.

Two minutes later, Julian Brandt equalized from the first shot, Gregor Kobel then worked wonders and Dortmund converted from the second chance - Rierson in the 43rd. Kobel had seven saves in the first half.

Dortmund played better in the second half, with Adeyemi (73rd) and Girasi (77th minute) scoring.

In the finish, Jonas Hofman eased the defeat.

Eintracht Frankfurt and St. Pauli then played to a 2-2 draw in the penultimate match of the 33rd round of the Bundesliga.

Eintracht took the lead through Rasmus Christensen in the first minute, but the guests from Hamburg turned things around with goals from Manolis Saliakis in the fourth and Morgan Gilavogi in the 16th minute.

Michy Batshuayi brought the Frankfurt team a point in the 71st minute.

St. Pauli secured survival with that draw, so there will be two Hamburg clubs in the Bundesliga next season - HSV celebrated promotion from Zweibrücken last night, after 2018.

Placement secured Sofascore

Bonus video: