Werder Bremen safe after late win over Frankfurt, Stuttgart relegated 
Werder Bremen secured Bundesliga safety as a late 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt saw their opponents drop into the relegation playoff spot. Bremen entered the final day in the playoff spot, a point behind Frankfurt, and knowing victory would ensure their survival.The visitors had looked to be safe until the 88th minute, when Chelsea loanee Papy Djilobodji diverted the ball home following a free kick amid suggestions of offside. The goal was allowed to stand and gave Bremen a 1-0 win that saw them end the campaign in 13th.
Frankfurt will now play a two-legged playoff with the third-placed side in the second tier, Nurnberg, to decide which club will play in the top flight next season.Stuttgart suffered their first relegation in 41 years after a 3-1 defeat at Wolfsburg. Stuttgart, the 2007 Bundesliga champions, had needed a win at the Volkswagen Arena to have any hope of survival but had been in wretched form, taking just one point from their previous seven games. Maximilian Arnold and Andre Schurrle struck in the opening 29 minutes for Wolfsburg, whose European qualification hopes were already over, to leave Jurgen Kramny's men with a mountain to climb in the second half.
Daniel Didavi, who is joining Wolfsburg this summer, fired in a free kick for Stuttgart in the 77th minute, but Schurrle added his second of the game in the dying moments to secure a 3-1 win.
Champions Bayern Munich beat already-relegated Hannover 3-1 in Pep Guardiola's final Bundesliga match in charge of the club.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring on 12 minutes -- becoming the first non-German to reach 30 goals in a season in the process -- and Mario Gotze clipped the ball over Ron-Robert Zieler for a second just before the half-hour mark.
Gotze, who is expected to leave the club this summer, added his second of the match on 54 minutes with a superb strike before Artur Sobiech pulled one back for Hannover 12 minutes later.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund drew with Cologne 2-2 to stay unbeaten at home all season.
Schalke won 4-1 at Hoffenheim as they finished the season in fifth, overtaking Mainz and Hertha Berlin after their goalless draw.
http://www.espnfc.com/german-bundesliga/story/2872502/bundesliga-werder-bremen-safe-after-late-win-over-frankfurt-as-stuttgart-relegated [ 此帖被羅力亞在2016-05-15 00:03重新編輯 ]
