Erling Haaland goals secure Bundesliga runner-up spot for Dortmund

Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund sealed second place within the Bundesliga with a 2-Zero win at third-place Leipzig on Saturday.

Bayern Munich, which wrapped up its eighth straight title by beating Werder Bremen on Tuesday, celebrated with a 3-1 win at house over Freiburg.

Players on all groups within the penultimate spherical wore a badge on their sleeves selling the German authorities’s new coronavirus tracing app, which was additionally marketed on nook flags.

On his first skilled begin, 17-year-old American Gio Reyna arrange Haaland on a counterattack within the 30th minute. It was Rayna’s first help within the league.

The 19-year-old Haaland additionally hit the crossbar. The Norwegian needed to wait till harm time earlier than he grabbed his second – and 13th purpose in 14 league appearances – arrange this time by Julian Brandt.

It means Dortmund is assured of second place with one recreation of the season remaining. Despite defeat, Leipzig is nearly assured of Champions League soccer subsequent season.

Leipzig is one level forward of Borussia Mönchengladbach, which took benefit of Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-Zero loss at Hertha Berlin to maneuver fourth with a 3-1 win at already relegated Paderborn.

Leverkusen wanted a win to remain forward of Gladbach in fourth, the final place for Champions League qualification, however didn’t take advantage of a great begin and couldn’t recuperate after Matheus Cunha fired Hertha right into a 22nd-minute lead.

Dodi Lukebakio, who mixed with Krzysztof Piatekto arrange Cunha, scored Hertha’s second purpose early within the second half, when Piatek gave him a straightforward end.

It left Leverkusen two factors behind Gladbach in fifth, three factors behind Leipzig, however with a vastly inferior purpose distinction to the vitality drink manufacturer-backed membership.

Leverkusen now wants a favor from Hertha, which visits Gladbach within the final spherical, whereas it hosts Mainz.

RELEGATION RACE

Mainz, Cologne and Augsburg all ensured top-tier soccer subsequent season, as Bremen’s troubles deepened.

Mainz gamers lifted their proper arms in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter motion after Robin Quaison’s opening purpose in a 3-1 win over 17th-place Bremen.

The crew above Bremen, Fortuna Düsseldorf, earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw at house to Augsburg.

Rouwen Hennings thought he’d given Düsseldorf the early lead with a strong shot, however video evaluation dominated it out for handball within the build-up.

Augsburg promptly scored via Florian Niederlechner, however Hennings hit again with a purpose from exterior the field to degree it up. Fortuna threw gamers ahead in stoppage time searching for a win that will have eliminated the specter of automated relegation, however Augsburg held agency for the draw.

Four-time champion Bremen is 2 factors behind Fortuna and can want a win over Cologne subsequent week to have any likelihood of avoiding dropping out of the highest division for the primary time since 1981.

Either Düsseldorf or Bremen will face a playoff towards the third-place crew from the second division.

Cologne drew with Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1.

OTHER GAMES

Union Berlin, nonetheless celebrating after clinching its survival on Wednesday, slipped to a 4-Zero loss at Hoffenheim, which booked its place within the Europa League subsequent season.

Schalke’s club-record winless run stretched to 14 video games after a 4-1 defeat at Wolfsburg, which additionally booked a Europa League qualification place.