“Last Day Drama: Championship, Champions League, and Relegation Battle in the Bundesliga 2023”

With the last shot of the season, the FC Bayern Munich eleventh championship in a row. Jamal Musiala coach Thomas Tuchel’s team scored in the 89th minute 2-1 win at 1. FC Köln – and thus to the title, because Dortmund only played 2-2 against Mainz. Due to the better goal difference, FC Bayern is the old and new German champion. And that although it didn’t look like it at times during the season or on this Saturday afternoon: After the deserved equalization of the “Billion Goats”. Dejan Ljubicic (81′, penalties) seemed to slip the championship trophy out of Munich’s hands shortly before the end.

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“Jamal still had a moment”, master coach Thomas Tuchel described the decisive scene of the game. And Thomas Müller followed up verbally in his inimitable way: “Then Jamal hits him down there, in a manner that makes you crazy,” said the FCB veteran, who won the title for the twelfth time – the absolute best in the Bundesliga! Otherwise, the Munich team took a deep breath after the thrilling heart-stopping final – and were proud of continuing their series: “Our second half of the season was chaotic on and off the field. But that’s incredible for the squad. That’s what you remember .”

The match point was ready, but Borussia Dortmund could not convert it to the sixth championship in the Bundesliga. Against the 1. FSV Mainz 05, BVB couldn’t get past a 2:2 in a drama in several acts. Although mercilessly considering xGoals and chances, it was already 0:2 for Mainz at half time. Dortmund threw everything in in the second half, but the goal seemed nailed down. However, when Cologne was able to equalize again against Bayern in the parallel game, BVB was suddenly ahead again in the championship race – up to the 89th minute. Then came the Bavarian winning goal by Musiala, which suddenly silenced the Signal Iduna Park.

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There was one last glimmer of hope in added time when Niklas Süle equalized. A last attack did not bring the longed-for goal. However, the stadium celebrated its tragic heroes, most notably the captain Marco Reus the tears flowed. “It’s very difficult for us, we were so close to the championship. Now the disappointment is great,” said Emre Canwho was the first player to try to find words after this game.

The football fairy tale 1. FC Union Berlin is richer by another chapter – by a royal one, to be precise, because the Irons secured the qualification for the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history. Because Frankfurt met Freiburg twice late, that would be it Victory against Bremen not been necessary, but before hit by Rani Khedira against Werder in the 81st minute, the Fischer team was only fifth in the blitz table. Accordingly, the midfielder experienced the moment emotionally. “I think it’s the most important goal of my career at the moment. Even if we see that the win wasn’t necessary, it’s obviously nice for the feeling. I had an absolute emotional explosion when I scored the goal,” said the 29-year-old.

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At the moment of the greatest sporting success so far, coach Urs Fischer looked back and one got the impression that the Swiss had to pinch himself: “The promotion back then will stay in my memory forever and now we’re here playing the Champions League,” he said the football teacher almost incredulous. The Unioners then clinched their last victory the way they did the whole season: practically nothing was allowed in defense (with 38 goals conceded, the Irons together with Meister Bayern Munich the best defence) and keep calm in front and strike at the crucial moment.

The victory crowned a season with several Union records. The Köpenickers celebrated their 18th win of the season against Werder and ended the season with 62 points; both new club records for the Irons in a Bundesliga season. In addition, the Berliners were the only team in this Bundesliga season without a home defeat – there were eleven wins and six draws at home. All in all, the Köpenickers have been unbeaten in 23 Bundesliga home games, extending the club record. But the people of Bremen didn’t return to the Hanseatic city empty-handed either: together with the people of Leipzig Christopher Nkunku became Niclas filling jug top scorer this Bundesliga season with 16 goals.

They fought, put everything in – but it wasn’t enough: after being 2-0 down at the RB Leipzig came the FC Schalke 04 back again, in the meantime set to 2:2. In the last ten minutes of the game, however, the Saxons turned up the heat again ultimately sealed the relegation of the Gelsenkirchener with their 4:2who had only been promoted last summer.

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Even a draw would not have been enough for the “squires”: at the same time he showed VfL Bochum namely a very strong performance against the top club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, won 3-0 in front of a home crowd. And made himself the winner in the relegation battle: Because Stuttgart despite a strong performance only came to a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim and Augsburg lost to Gladbach (0:2), they overtook both clubs and finished the season in 14th place. Stuttgart in particular must have been annoyed: one goal or two more points and they could have avoided relegation and sent FCA into a duel with Hamburger SV or 1. FC Heidenheim. At FCA, however, there is a sigh of relief: “In the end there are three teams among us. We were very lucky today,” said the Augsburg captain Jeffrey Gouweleuw.

“We are disappointed with the result, not so much with the game,” said VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß after the 1-1 draw against his former club. “There were three scenarios before the game: we stay directly in the league, we go into relegation or we get relegated. When I started here, relegation was a worthwhile option,” said Hoeneß and made a declaration of war on the upcoming opponent on June 1st and 5th: “Over the next 180 minutes we will make it perfect. We are going about this task with full conviction.”

At 5:31 p.m., they hugged each other in Deutsche Bank Park. Eintracht Frankfurt turned the game against SC Freiburg to a 2:1 (0:1) and is playing European again next season because Wolfsburg still messed up against Hertha BSC. Now it only depends on whether the SBU wins the DFB Cup or not, because if you win you would play in the Europa League and if you lose in the Europa Conference League.

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It didn’t look particularly rosy at the beginning against the Breisgauer. Headed out after a long game at eye level Vincent Grifo Sport-Club in the lead (45th) and briefly let him dream of the Champions League. In a long-distance duel with Union Berlin but the Köpenicker put an end to them with a 1-0 win against Bremen. Driven by their own fans, things got heated up in the final stages in Frankfurt and the Adlerträger made many attacks. One of them beheaded Randal Color for an important equalizer (83rd). The Frenchman is the top scorer this season with 15 goals and eleven assists. With the hit of the substitute Eric Dina Stories (90. +1) the Frankfurter joy knew no bounds. “The winning goal in front of the curve was simply indescribable. It’s the first time it’s happened to me in this form. It was fantastic to score the decisive goal in front of our fans and to celebrate with them,” said the happy Frenchman.