The final round of the German Bundesliga, Round 34, will take place on Saturday at 15:30 PM. Bayern have already secured the championship title, but that doesn't mean there won't be drama in the final round.
Saturday's matches will decide the last team to qualify for the Champions League from the Bundesliga and the teams that will leave the German top flight.
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Stuttgart is in the best position to secure the Champions League from fourth place. Stuttgart holds fourth place with 61 points, the same as Hoffenheim in fifth place. Bayer Leverkusen is sixth with 58 points.
In addition to Bayern, Dortmund from second place and Leipzig from third place have also qualified for the Champions League from the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart face a tough match against Eintracht Frankfurt. A win in Frankfurt would secure Stuttgart fourth place. But if Stuttgart drops points, Hoffenheim can move into fourth place if they pick up more points than Stuttgart in the match against Borussia Monchengladbach. If the two teams have the same number of points, then goal difference will decide, which is in Stuttgart's favor.
Leverkusen's chances are slimmer. They need to win against Hamburg and hope that Stuttgart and Hoffenheim lose.
The bottom of the table is also "troublesome". Wolfsburg in 16th place, Heidenheim in 17th place and St. Pauli in 18th place, respectively the last, have 26 points each. Bremen in 15th place, has 32 points and is safe.
The race is on which team will finish in 16th place and play in the playoffs. The last two positions send them to the second category.
Wolfsburg, Bundesliga champions in 2009, have been playing in the top flight regularly since 1997.
St. Pauli hosts Wolfsburg in a crucial match. Meanwhile, Heidenheim hosts mid-table Mainz. All three teams are in danger of relegation and are also likely to finish in 16th place. Wolfsburg has a goal difference of minus 26, while Heidenheim and St. Pauli have minus 29.
In Kosovo, the result of the Hoffenheim match is eagerly awaited. This team features three of Kosovo's key players, Fisnik Asllani, Leon Avdullahu and Albian Hajdari. While Asllani may leave in the summer for a bigger team, Avdullahu and Hajdari have extended their contracts and will play for Hoffenheim in the future. And their appearance in the Champions League would also be beneficial for the Kosovo national team.