- Christian Günter - 71'
- Nils Petersen - 75'
- Nicolas Höfler - 90'+2'
Freiburg keep Champions League hopes alive with 2-0 win over Wolfsburg
SC Freiburg vs. VfL Wolfsburg - Game Highlights
Watch the Game Highlights from SC Freiburg vs. VfL Wolfsburg, 05/19/2023
Freiburg scored twice in four minutes in the second half through substitutes Christian Gunter and Nils Petersen to snatch a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Friday and keep their hopes of a top four finish alive going into the final Bundesliga matchday.
Gunter's deflected shot put the hosts in the driving seat in the 71st minute, only a minute after coming on.
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Crowd favourite Petersen, who had also come on in the 70th and will retire at the end of the season, struck in the 75th to lift Freiburg to 59 points in fifth place, level with fourth-placed Union Berlin, in action against Hoffenheim on Saturday.
But the hosts finished the game with 10 after a red card for Nicolas Hofler in stoppage time.
RB Leipzig, who face leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday, are third on 60. The top four teams qualify for next season's Champions League group stage.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bastian Dankert
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | +34 | 36 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | +16 | 32 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +12 | 27 |
| RB Leipzig | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 27 |
| Mainz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 25 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 25 |
| Werder Bremen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 25 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 24 |
| SC Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 24 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 23 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 21 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 17 |
| FC Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -15 | 16 |
| St. Pauli | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -15 | 10 |
| Holstein Kiel | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 8 |
| VfL Bochum | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | -22 | 6 |
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