Bundesliga: Kiel and Bochum relegated; Bayern celebrate

Munich, May 12, 2025 - For some, it is time for toasts, bubbles and a big party, strictly with the flavor of Bavarian beer, sometimes awaited for a lifetime. For others, however, it is time for tears, those of those who gave everything and in the end it was not enough to maintain the category. Others still have survived a penultimate day full of passion and will await their verdict on the last day or even later.

This is a simple and rough summary of day number 33 of Bundesliga, the first since the Bayern Munich he obtained the arithmetic certainty of the title and that which coincided with the return to Bavaria of the Meisterschale, the German champion trophy. The thirty-third in the history of the Bayern, the first of his career Harry Kane, a title so long awaited and shared so much with his teammates, that it pushed Muller to grant the joy of lifting the trophy to the English striker. The other side of the coin, of the party at the Allianz Arena, are the tears and sadness of Bochum e Kiel, both arithmetically relegated after this matchday. In all this however Frankfurt, Freiburg e Borussia Dortmund they meet on the last day to decide who will go to Champions League and who doesn't, while Heidenheim can still establish direct salvation, otherwise they will have to play the play-offs to remain in the Bundesliga.

The outcome of the weekend's matches

The German football weekend starts already on Friday evening, when Hoffenheim e Wolfsburg create a beautiful arena. The white and blues needed a win to be certain of remaining in the top division, but they had to settle for a 2-2 draw, after having had to recover the disadvantage twice. On Saturday, however, they take to the field for salvation. Kiel e Bochum they need to win to postpone their relegation to Bundesliga 2, but both end up knocked out in front of the European dreams of respectively Freiburg e Mainz. The challenge between Kiel e Freiburg in fact, it ends 1-2 in a comeback for the black and whites, condemning the newly promoted to the return to the cadet division. For the white and blues of the Rhineland, however, the return to the second division comes with a much heavier deficit: 1-4, courtesy of the red and whites, who relaunch their dreams of Europe with these three points. 

Speaking of salvation, the success of the is very heavy insteadHeidenheim. The 0-3 of the rossoblù in Berlin, against theUnion, in fact, at least the team's certainty of participating in the play-offs to maintain the category is worth it. In any case, there will be a lot to reflect on in the club from Southern Germany, about how they went from qualifying in Conference League of last year to this one. Another crucial clash on Saturday afternoon in the Bundesliga, this time with a European focus, was played in Bremen, where Werder e Leipzig have mutually stopped at 0-0. This draw reduces to almost zero the dreams of a continental qualification of the white-greens, but also casts great doubt on the qualification of the bulls. Slipped to seventh place, given the victory of the Mainz, they must hope for a misstep by the red and whites on the last day, if they want to at least snatch the pass for the Conference League.

All the spotlights on Saturday Bundesliga but they are focused on the challenge of the Allianz Arena. No big surprises were expected, but scenes of celebration were expected and those were not lacking. The Bayern Monaco wins against Borussia Monchengladbach, pushes the Bianconeri out of Europe and at the same time, at the end of the match, lets himself go in the joy of triumph. Harry Kane and companions in fact raise the Meisterschale and they regain the title of champions, after a year of abstinence. Beautiful scenes of joy and jubilation among the players, among the fans, all with shots of beer, often contained in mugs almost as tall as the players themselves.

The same celebration was held a year ago by the wonderful Leverkusen Xabi Alonso, now close to losing its pieces in the summer. This has nothing to do with the 2-4 defeat suffered at the Bay Arena in favour of Borussia Dortmund, but simply the end of a wonderful cycle for the Rhineland club. The Spanish coach will leave at the end of the season, his next destination is the Santiago Bernabeu. In addition to him, the playmaker Florian landlord seems close to changing sides, for a team that will have to be careful, given how next year it will still fight in Champions League. A Champions that also the Borussia Dortmund hopes to reach and that with this victory seems to be just around the corner. The 2-2 draw of the Frankfurt against St. Pauli, in fact it also keeps the account open for the German eagles, forced to get points on the last day to be certain of a place in the top competition Uefa next year. Day 33 of Bundesliga it finally ends with the clear success of the Stuttgart on 'augsburg for 4-0, but without any particular consequences for the standings.

Bundesliga matchday 33 results

Wolfsburg 2-2 Hoffenheim: 1' auth. Ostigard (H), 34' Kaderabek (H), 81' Wind (W), 84' Bulter (H).

Bochum Mainz 1-4: 45+3' Amiri (M), 53' Mwene (M), 73' Burkardt (M), 84' Holtmann (B), 90+3' Nebel (M). 

Kiel-Freiburg 1-2: 24' Rosenboom (K), 45+2' Manzambi (F), 58' Holer (F).

Union Berlin-Heidenheim 0-3: 12' Beck, 56' Schoppner, 73' Beck.

Werder Bremen RB Leipzig 0-0.

Bayern Munich-Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0: 31' Kane, 90' Olise.

Bayer Leverkusen-Borussia Dortmund 2-4: 31' Frimpong (L), 33' Brandt (D), 43' Ryerson (D), 73' Adeyemi (D), 77' Guirassy, ​​90+2' Hofman (L).

Eintracht Frankfurt-St. Pauli 2-2: 1' Kristensen (F), 4' Saliakas (S), 16' Guilavogui (S), 71' Batshuayi (F). 

Stuttgart-Augsburg 4-0: 8' Karazor, 51' Woltemade, 80' Millot, 87' Demirovic.

Bundesliga table matchday 33

Bayern Munich 79, Bayer Leverkusen 68, Eintracht Frankfurt 57, Freiburg 55, Borussia Dortmund 54, Mainz 51, RB Leipzig 51, Werder Bremen 48, Stuttgart 47, Borussia Mon. 45, Augsburg 43, Wolfsburg 40, Union Berlin 37, St. Pauli 32, Hoffenheim 32, Heidenheim 29, Kiel 25, Bochum 22.

Il Bayern Munich it is arithmetically German champion. The Bayer Leverkusen is arithmetically qualified in Champions League. Kiel e Bochum are arithmetically relegated to Bundesliga 2.