Nine points are still available during the last three games of the 2011/12 Bundesliga season. While mathematically FC Bayern could still obtain the top spot, practically this is impossible, without a total collapse of Dortmund. Dortmund has gone undefeated in the last 25 games. Dortmund should officially wrap up the league championship this weekend when they host Borussia MoenchenGladbach. FC Bayern will be concentrating on leg two of the Champions League final next Wednesday in Madrid. When Bayern plays in Bremen on Saturday don't expect the regulars to play much of the game. Jupp Heyncke will give them a rest prior to next week's return match.
Gladbach and Schalke are separated by one point and both teams are looking for a direct entry into the Champions League next season. Gladbach will have the most difficult task in Dortmund, while Augsburg is no pushover either for Schalke. Augsburg is four points from a relegation spot and will want to build on that cushion. The battle to escape relegation continues for Freiburg, Hamburg, Augsburg, Koeln and Berlin. Kaiserslautern will be playing in 2nd Bundesliga next year and can only hope to have a few good performances prior to its departure. Kaiserslautern will travel to Berlin. Hertha needs a win to keep its hopes alive.
Freiburg plays in Hannover, while Koeln host a powerful Stuttgart team. Hamburg travels to Nuernberg. The Franken have all but saved their retention in the Bundesliga.
In the 2nd Bundesliga, Greuther Fuerth, which put up a robust fight against Dortmund in the German Cup semi-final, is guaranteed promotion to the top flight, along with Eintracht Frankfurt. The fight for third spot in the second flight and a relegation qualification game will be fought for by three teams, Paderborn, Duesseldorf and FC St. Pauli. Former long time Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC is in danger of relegation to the third flight.
The fixtures for this coming weekend and the table are below.
20.04.2012, 20.30 FSV Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg 0-0
21.04.2012, 15.30 1. FC Nürnberg - Hamburger SV (-:-)
21.04.2012, 15.30 Hertha BSC Berlin - 1. FC Kaiserslautern (-:-)
21.04.2012, 15.30 1. FC Köln - VfB Stuttgart (-:-)
21.04.2012, 15.30 1899 Hoffenheim - Bayer Leverkusen (-:-)
21.04.2012, 15.30 Werder Bremen - Bayern München (-:-)
21.04.2012, 18.30 Borussia Dortmund - Bor. Mönchengladbach (-:-)
22.04.2012, 15.30 FC Augsburg - Schalke 04 (-:-)
22.04.2012, 17.30 Hannover 96 - SC Freiburg (-:-)
Bundesliga Table
GP W D L GF/A Pts
1Borussia Dortmund 31 22 6 3 69:23 72
2Bayern München 31 20 4 7 69:20 64
3Schalke 04 31 18 3 10 66:41 57
4Borussia Mönchengladbach 31 16 8 7 46:22 56
5VfB Stuttgart 31 14 7 10 56:41 49
6Bayer Leverkusen 31 12 9 9 47:41 45
7Hannover 96 31 11 11 9 39:43 44
8Hoffenheim 31 10 11 10 38:40 42
9Werder Bremen 31 11 9 11 44:50 42
10Wolfsburg 32 12 5 15 42:56 41
11FSV Mainz 05 32 9 11 12 47:48 38
131. FC Nürnberg 31 11 5 15 33:42 38
12SC Freiburg 31 9 9 13 41:56 36
14Hamburger SV 31 8 10 13 34:55 34
15FC Augsburg 31 7 12 12 34:48 33
161. FC Köln 31 8 5 18 36:65 29
17Hertha BSC Berlin 31 6 10 15 37:57 28
181. FC Kaiserslautern 31 3 11 17 19:46 20
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