- Maximilian Philipp (16')
- Ridle Baku (4')
- Yoshinori Muto (13')
Borussia Dortmund lose at home to Mainz; left to wait for UCL
Borussia Dortmund are still waiting to secure Champions League football after a 2-1 loss at home to relegation-battling Mainz that secured a second-place finish in the Bundesliga for local rivals Schalke.
Early goals from Bote Baku and Yoshinori Muto had Mainz 2-0 up within 13 minutes at the Westfalenstadion. Maximillian Philipp reduced the deficit on 16 minutes, but Dortmund were unable to claim an equaliser.
The win ensures Mainz's top-flight status for next season, as they are now six points clear above 16th-placed Wolfsburg.
There were emotional scenes before the match as Roman Weidenfeller, the veteran goalkeeper for the back-to-back Bundesliga title wins of 2010-11 and 2011-12 and the run to the 2013 Champions League final, bid farewell to the club's fans on what was his final home match for them.
The 37-year-old was only named on the bench, and looked on as No. 1 Roman Burki conceded in the fourth minute and again nine minutes later when Mainz's top scorer Muto netted his eighth league goal of the season.
Philipp then ensured a quick response with his third goal in his last five games. However, Dortmund's failure to mount a comeback, coupled with Schalke's 2-1 win at Augsburg, means Peter Stoger's side travel to Hoffenheim for their final match of the season knowing a draw will confirm their place in the Champions League next season.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | +55 | 81 |
Bayern Munich | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | +51 | 69 |
VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | +32 | 64 |
RB Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | +38 | 63 |
Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | +20 | 57 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | +5 | 45 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 40 |
SC Freiburg | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 40 |
FC Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 39 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 37 |
Werder Bremen | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 37 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 34 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 32 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -24 | 30 |
VfL Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -25 | 30 |
Mainz | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -17 | 28 |
FC Cologne | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -30 | 23 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -43 | 17 |