Bundesliga, Week 34: Hertha BSC To Playoff, Köln Relegated

FC Köln hosted Bayern Munich at the RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday. The home side knew that a win or draw would guarantee they avoid direct relegation to the 2.Bundesliga. It didn’t matter what happened in the capital between Hertha Berlin and Hoffenheim as long as Köln took care of business at home against Bayern.

Well, things went pear-shaped in a hurry. Thomas Müller scored in the 34th minute, and then Bayern added three more in the second thanks to an own goal from Pedro Geromel, Arjen Robben’s left foot, and another from Müller.

Nürnberg 1 - 4 Bayer Leverkusen

The hosts thought they were back in the match at a 1-2 after a Robert Mak goal, but goals from Andre Schürrle and Stefan Kießling put the match out of reach and ended any hope of Nürnberg qualifying for Europe next season.

Nürnberg 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

Mainz 0 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach

The final matchday in the 2011-2012 Bundesliga has finally arrived. We’ve had a tremendous season, and it will be sad to see it end. Some things were completely wrapped up before this weekend, but some will go down to the very last second.

Borussia Dortmund clinched the title a few weeks ago after a win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. They were superb from beginning to end all season long. If they manage to defeat Freiburg this weekend at Signal Iduna Park, they’ll finish the 34 match campaign with an impressive 81 points. They’re main focus will turn to whether Shinji Kagawa decides to remain on Dortmund. He advised this week that he plans to make his decision after the DFB Pokal Final. Lucas Barios is off to China, but Mario Götze has signed an extension. Did I mention that Marco Reus is joining in the summer? Once again, Congratulations to the champions.