Bundesliga week 33 – Reaching for a Decision

Oh, what a pity, Wolfsburg and Stuttgart won, Bayern and Berlin didn’t. It could’ve been really close and thrilling at the season’s finale, next weekend but unfortunately two competitors were not able to do what they had to. Winning, that is. The games:

Hannover 96 – VfL Wolfsburg 0-5

No surprise, another embarrassment by the club from lower Saxony. Poor Robert Enke received yet another 5 goals and has been licked once again. Hannover is bringing it now to a total of 67 goals against and we’re all very optimistic that the glorious 70 mark will be reached next week.

Dzeko, Grafite, Grafite, Dzeko, Dzeko. What else is there to say? Grafite is leading the scorer tables with 26, followed by Edin Dzeko with 25. That’s the Meisterschaft.

VfB Stuttgart – Energie Cottbus 2-0

A superior game by the Swabians, making a big step towards Champions League.

Oh, Cottbus, having an excellent opportunity while being 0-1 down but hitting the cross bar doesn’t change a game yet, demoralizing oneself moreover. Relegation is nearly unavoidable.

1899 Hoffenheim – Bayern München 2-2

Hoffenheim still had a bone to pick with the Bavarians after that bitter last-minute-loss in Munich in December. And they picked it, by probably ruining the Bundesliga Championship. You can’t hurt ‘em more…

That would have to be it. They blew this game and the Meisterschaft with missed opportunities, stupid mistakes and missing cleverness. They haven’t got anyone to blame but themselves.

Hertha BSC Berlin – Schalke 04 0-0

And so does Berlin. The club just needed to win against an insecure team like Schalke to maintain its chance to play a role in the title race but like Bayern they were not able to control their nerves in front of a sold-out Olympic Stadium.

Yeah, well, the season ended a couple of weeks ago, they haven’t lost, who asked for more?

Hamburger SV – 1.FC Köln 0-1

And talking about disappointments, Hamburg is able to fail big time! Lost in two semi-finals, lost ground in the battle for the championship last week and are now about to blow the Euro League. That would be one horrible season for the Redpants.

Who would’ve thought? They’re still alive! Oh my God, how did that happen?

VfL Bochum – Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0

Congratulations! There it was, the much needed win to rescue themselves and to stay at least a further year in the Bundesliga. Way to go!

Eh, well, they avoided relegation. Who apart from the Eintracht fans asked for more?

Werder Bremen – Karlsruher SC 1-3

Excuse me? Oh right, they don’t care about the Bundesliga anymore with two finals in front of them. So apparently you’re allowed to lose against a desperate bottom of the league team.

A stunning win by the yellow-footers! Been written off last week, they showed an enormous performance to keep a teeny tiny chance to rescue themselves.

Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0

Wow, the first and only win in their temporary home in Düsseldorf. Man of the match was the substituted veteran and all-time hero Bernd Schneider who did what he does best, giving an assist while being only a couple of minutes in the game. Just wow!

The Borussia is prooobably rescued although those five goals are displeasing and could lead to problems next week. But that is very hypothetical.

Borussia Dortmund – Arminia Bielefeld 6-0

With a superior and easy win, and a little help from Cologne which won in Hamburg, the black and yellow elevated themselves onto a precious Euro-League spot in the tables. Another win next week in Mönchengladbach secures the qualification.

A slight chance remains for Bielefeld to stay in the Bundesliga, so maybe that’s why the management sacked coach Michael Frontzeck after the game to keep that hope. The reason was good enough: ‘We didn’t collect enough points’. Yeah, well…

It’s getting tight, it’s getting thrilling, and we all can’t wait until the decisions will be made next week. When Saturday comes…