Hoffenheim take step towards safety
Roberto Firmino scored twice and set up a third as Hoffenheim took a big step toward staying in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 first leg win in their promotion-relegation play-off with Kaiserslautern. Read
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Highlights: Hoffenheim 3-1 Kaiserslautern
TSG Hoffenheim earned a 3-1 victory over FC Kaiserslautern in the first-leg of the Bundesliga relegation playoffs.
Highlights: Borussia Dortmund 1-2 TSG Hoffenheim
A surprise win from bottom of the table TSG Hoffenheim over Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in the Bundesliga.
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TABLE
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Bayern | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 91 |
| Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 66 |
| Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 65 |
| Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 55 |
| SC Freiburg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 51 |
| Frankfurt | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 51 |
| Hamburg SV | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 48 |
| Gladbach | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 47 |
| Hannover 96 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 45 |
| Nurnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 44 |
| Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 43 |
| Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -18 | 43 |
| Mainz | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 42 |
| Bremen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 34 |
| FC Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 33 |
| Hoffenheim | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -25 | 31 |
| F Düsseldorf | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 30 |
| SpVgg Fu | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -34 | 21 |
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Viva Barca
Heynckes bids farewell
Juve, Ajax champions
Keeping it Real
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- Barcelona were presented with the La Liga trophy at the Camp Nou, while AC Milan left it late in Serie A to pip Fiorentina to the final Champions League spot.
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- Jupp Heynckes farewelled the Bundesliga on a frantic final day in Germany. Elsewhere, Sampdoria beat Juventus in Italy.
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- Both Juventus and Ajax successfully defending their titles, but there was a setback for PSG.
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- Real Madrid saw off Real Valladolid, while Dortmund and Bayern played out a Champions League dress rehearsal.
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| DATE | HOME | SCORE | OPPONENT |
| 05/18 | Stuttgart | 2-2 | Mainz |
| 05/18 | Hamburg SV | 0-1 | Leverkusen |
| 05/18 | Gladbach | 3-4 | Bayern |
| 05/18 | Hannover 96 | 3-0 | F Düsseldorf |
| 05/18 | FC Augsburg | 3-1 | SpVgg Fu |
| 05/18 | SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Schalke 04 |
| 05/18 | Dortmund | 1-2 | Hoffenheim |
| 05/18 | Nurnberg | 3-2 | Bremen |
| 05/18 | Frankfurt | 2-2 | Wolfsburg |
LEAGUE HONOURS
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TOP SCORERS
| PLAYERS | GOALS |
| Stefan Kießling | 25 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 24 |
| Alexander Meier | 16 |
| Vedad Ibisevic | 15 |
| Mario Mandzukic | 15 |
| Marco Reus | 13 |