Article by Romeo Ene – published on Sunday, May 18, 2025, 11:14 / Updated Sunday, May 18, 2025 11:14
Saturday, May 17, took place the last stage of the Bundesliga. Bayern won the title without problems, with 82 points, followed by Leverkusen, Frankfurt and Dortmund, bands that will evolve in the Champions League group. The great loser is Leipzig, a band ranked to 500 million euros, which missed the presence in the European Cups.
The team coached by Zsolt low (46 years old) finished the season in 7th place, with 51 points, after losing on its own ground in front of Stuttgart, score 2-3.
Leipzig, Out from Europe for the first time in the past 8 years
After last year has evolved in the Champions League league phase, RB Leipzig will miss the presence in European Cups for the first time in the last 8 years.
Therefore, Bayern, Leverkusen, Frankfurt and Dortmund will evolve in the Champions League phase, Freiburg in the Europa League and Mainz in Conference League.
And everything happened dramatically for Leipzig. He drove Stuttgart, score 2-1, but was returned to the second half.
The match had started promising for the hosts. Xavi Simons opened the scoring in the 8th minute, after a combination of Baku Bote. It was used by a “staircase” of effect.
In the 23rd minute, Deniz Vandav restored equality with a header. Just before the break, Aleksaner Nubel rejected a dangerous center of Xavi Simons, but the ball reached Bote Baku, who brought Leipzig to the advantage.
However, the second half brought a complete reversal in favor of the guests. In the 57th minute, Nick Woltemade equalized with a header behind a corner.
In the 78th minute, the reserve Ermedin Demirović scored Victoria's goal with a short corner, and Leipzig said goodbye to the European Cups.
After not winning any of the last 5 matches, Leipzig finished in the 7th place in the standings, with 51 points, at just one point behind Mainz, who will participate in Conference League.
Thus, for the first time since promotion in Bundesliga, in the 2016-17 season, “Taurii” failed to ensure their participation in the European Cups in the next season.
On the other hand, despite the third consecutive victory, Stuttgart ended 9th, with 50 points.
However, if he will win the German Cup final against Arminia Bielefeld, a third -league team, Stuttgart will qualify for the Europa League.
The final ranking of the Bundesliga
