Dortmund v Mainz
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.
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German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern München | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | +73 | 73 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | +32 | 64 |
| RB Leipzig | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | +19 | 53 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | +18 | 53 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | +14 | 50 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +19 | 49 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 39 |
| SC Freiburg | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 37 |
| Mainz | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 33 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 32 |
| FC Augsburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -17 | 32 |
| Hamburg SV | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 31 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 30 |
| Werder Bremen | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 28 |
| FC Cologne | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 27 |
| St. Pauli | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -20 | 25 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -25 | 21 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -34 | 16 |
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