The 33rd round of the Bundesliga, tonight ushered in two relegation battles, Cologne let two chase three, 3:2 stoppage time to beat Union Berlin, retained the hope of relegation, Cologne is currently three points behind Union Berlin, goal difference is three, the last round of games, if Cologne defeats Heidenheim, Union Berlin loses to Freiburg, Cologne has a chance to tie the points, compete for goal difference, get a place in the relegation play-offs, it is better than direct relegation, after Union Berlin lost, the standings slipped one place, to the bottom three. In the other game, Mainz beat Dortmund 3-0 at home, and after eight rounds of unbeaten, they overtook Union Berlin by two points, temporarily escaped the relegation zone, and the hope of relegation was greatly increased.
Mainz 3:0 Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund had just finished the Champions League semi-finals, and the loss of Union Berlin gave Mainz hope of overtaking and escaping the relegation zone with a win over Borussia Dortmund. Since the 1:8 defeat to Bayern Munich away, Mainz has been unbeaten in seven consecutive rounds, as if it has opened up the second pulse of Rendu.
After the start of the game, although Mainz did not have an advantage in possession, they counterattacked sharply, scored several shots on target, and the fighting power of relegation burst out, and Dortmund was stunned. Amiri arc top free kick shot directly, the ball hit the post and popped up, in the 12th minute, Dortmund out of the backfield was broken, Mainz straight into the penalty area, Widmer inverted the triangle pass, Barreiro easily scored, Mainz led 1:0.
In the 19th minute, Dort made another mistake, Meier made a super mistake with the ball, Lee Jae-seong scored an empty goal, and Mainz extended the lead 2:0. In the 23rd minute, Barreiro passed the ball in an inverted triangle on the right side of the penalty area, and Lee Jae-seong pushed the goal, and Mainz led 3:0.
In the second half, Moukoko scored a goal, but it was flagged offside and the goal was blown away, after which both teams were unable to find the back of the net again, and Mainz beat Dortmund by three goals.
Cologne 3:2 Union Berlin
Cologne was six points behind Union Berlin before the game, and if they couldn't win, they would be relegated one round earlier, Cologne recently suffered two consecutive draws, while Union Berlin was even worse, having gone seven games without a win and recently suffered two consecutive defeats.
In the first half, Trimmel assisted from a corner kick, Robin Knochher scored with a header, Union Berlin led 1:0, and four minutes later, Dokshi's header in the box caused the opponent's handball, Union Berlin got a penalty opportunity, Flender hit the penalty, Union Berlin led 2:0.
Then came Cologne's wonderful moment, in the 45th minute, Khedira fouled and sent a penalty, Keinz hit the penalty, and Cologne pulled a goal back 1:2. As the time progressed, everyone thought that Cologne had no hope of relegation, and in the 87th minute, Mark Utt passed the ball, Tigus scored with a header, and Cologne equalized 2:2. In the 90+2nd minute, Maina crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Downs scored with a close-range header in front of the goal, and Cologne scored 3:2 in stoppage time.
In the end, Cologne grasped their own destiny, let the two chase the three, and pulled themselves back from the relegation road, with a chance to get a play-off place, although the chance was very slim, but finally there was no direct relegation.