they needed hoffenheim and dortmund to draw or one team to thrash the other which seemed unlikely until this clanger firm roman burkey. drake remarriage with an ice cold finish to make it one nil. but the real action arrived after an hour after marco toys levelled the scores hoffenheim were temporarily out of the champions league spots five minutes later though they were back when adam saw emailed it to one and all doubts were finally extinguished. back made it three. times qualify directly for the champions league for the first time ever dortmund have scraped through and paid to sterger is on his way out the club. all right here come the results from match day thirty four in full hamburg one at home to one over the lot bob but still go down for one win over cologne earned them the playoff spot freiburg dealt out to nuffin by iron lose to stuttgart by three goals in shock over. royal blues only need a veto burst on his first have goal to get past frankfurt one nail to close out their season this was the eleventh goal bergdoll this season a team high for the boys in blue later couzin mor

as for the champions league byron it's all car set to go and three teams fought to join them dortmund hoffenheim and laver koos at the laver couzin wore the longest shot because of goal difference make it the champions league and they have the worst of the three by a couple goals let's find out who finished in the final four but first something special. a spectacular goodbye for a fan favorite stefan kiesling the one time top score is retiring after twelve years four hundred forty four games and one hundred sixty two goals for leverkusen . only a big win against hanover would secure the host champions league football next year lucas a lhari zero laid the foundation three minutes in five shortly afterwards defender when del missed from the sports. but to laurie a step back up to the plate counting on this misplaced pass from a ts to double the lead. fifty five minutes in that strike made it three nil putting leverkusen on course for the champions league late on the hosts were awarded a second penalty huge step in key swing the thirty four year old was brought on especially to take the spot kick w

year there are still two places to be filled but there are four teams chasing them so that's dortmund hoffenheim by leverkusen and abi like so that's going to be tight and of course the relegation battle at the bottom of the table as we mentioned is also yet to be decided freiburg well spoken hamburg are still in trouble and that's going right down to the wire so some big fixtures to look out for next weekend definitely all of the addresses tom again are from our sports department thanks very much watching d.w. news for you back at the top of the hour and till then you can get all the latest on our web site w dot com thanks for hanging in. there and not just by. the simple services. they want to shape the continent's future. part of it and join youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seven percent plan for africa charting.

year there are still two places to be filled but there are four teams chasing them so that's dortmund hoffenheim by laver cues and abi like so that's going to be tight and of course the relegation battle at the bottom of the table as we mentioned is also yet to be decided freiburg or spoken hamburg are still in trouble and that's going right down to the wire so some big fixtures to look out for next weekend definitely all on the edge of us it's time again i for my sports department thanks very much. you're watching d.w. news boy back again at the top of the hour until then don't forget you can get all the latest news and information on our web site t w dot com thanks for watching. good. bye and dortmund shoka like to go for your favorite team sweep got all the best goes we've got all the action go to the bundesliga right here. is go home the german football here's the theory it's every man. going to sleep every weekend here on g.w. .

currently hoffenheim and at leverkusen our level on fifty two points with you know let's as bill was edging ahead on goal difference both of them though theoretically could pick off dortmund if hoffenheim beat the black and yellows next week and leverkusen rack up a big win over hand over the lives of course still have an outside chance at the champions league as well. look at this question of where you're going to be next year europa league champions league that has got to influence your work as a scout immensely i mean what does this kind of challenge the suppose i mean blue recruitment is. always very difficult if you don't know where you play next season so obviously we need to make two planes we need to make three planes you need to observe the market you need to do your homework and for us number one is the most the most likely do so we're losing for sure so we need to compensate the very very big losses but also if you really reach the big game everybody wants to reach of course to germany then for us it's important to hold a balance you don't want to become an overspend you don't want to go all the way from our philosophy we're not bruce to do it when we're not bo

lives they have an outside chance but the two teams i think are going to qualify are actually dortmund hoffenheim they played so that's more but hoffenheim actually need to win in order to be assured of that champions league place dortmund they've got slightly easier draw be enough for them the thing is that if they draw we'll see this in the table level couzin would then leapfrog them provided there's a six goal turn around that means you'll see on the goal difference is this six goals difference between dortmund leverkusen in third and fourth let's say hoffenheim win by three leverkusen win by three because they would have the better record against all dortmund would drop out but i don't see that happening i thought as they think that. table look very similar this time tomorrow the door open door and hoffenheim in for leipzig who down in fifth i think that this very very unlikely there would be for all three teams who is in danger of relegation you got three teams in that four hundred freiburg well spoken hamburg hamburg they the results to go their way will see that the bottom table in the sec

and it's an action packed final day in the bundesliga with hoffenheim dortmund and deliver coups and among the teams chasing champions league qualification meanwhile for hamburg was poor and freiburg its survival by any means necessary. welcome to the program i married and stay in iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the defeat of the so-called islamic state last year as the country seeks to rebuild after years of conflict the vote is not expected to yield any real surprises most of the main candidates are well known they have dominated iraqi politics since the u.s. led invasion toppled dictator saddam hussein back in two thousand and three security forces are on high alert as the nation heads to the polls borders and airports will remain closed as i as militants are still active in pockets of the country. well here's a look at the central issues that have dominated the campaign. voting time came early for these soldiers and back dant at the foot of coffee who were somewhere with coffee and establishment of the special voting days for security stuff who will be wor

an action packed final day in the going to sleep with a champions league showdown between hoffenheim and dortmund later goosen are also in the hunt for europe one from hamburg a blood sport in freiburg it's survival by any means necessary. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans to iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the government declared the defeat of the so-called islamic state by the government's victory has not made iraqis feel more secure i s's still present in some pockets of iraq at least four people were shot dead in the suspected aietes attack in northern iraq on the eve of the vote. iraqis are going to the polls say strict security controls and border fencing in sight though the high priority for of course voters and those on the ballot is the influence of iran several mean runners have close ties with tehran wins from them and gains from shia muslim candidates iran's dominant faith could bolster support for the regime the fight for power is mainly split between the pro western incumbent prime minister hyderabad he and had a midi from the iranian backed militia popu

it's an action packed final day in the bundesliga for the champions league showdown between hoffenheim and dortmund leverkusen are also in the hunt for europe while. just looking to so. i'm phil gal welcome to the program iraq is holding its first follow entry elections since the government declared the defeat of the islamic state militant group despite this security still a problem as jihad is still active in some pockets of the country on the eve of today's votes at least four people were shot dead in a suspected i asked attack in northern iraq. iraqis are going to the polls say strict security controls and border fencing in sight though the high priority for of course voters and those on the ballot is the influence of iran several mean runners have close ties with tehran wins from them and gains from shia muslim candidates iran's dominant faith could bolster support for the regime the fight for power is mainly split between the pro western incumbent prime minister. and had from the iranian backed militia popular mobilization forces seen as having led the fight against islamic state. armory is cl

left in the fight for the champions league the last chance on the last match day hoffenheim in a direct duel with dortmund. it's an exciting match up. labor crews in can also make a last minute top four finish but they'll need plenty of goals against had over to do it otherwise their time will run out to. time for a kickoff on match day thirty four. fifth's lace leverkusen needed three points and even more goals in their last gasp attempt to clinch a champions league spot they met three points behind dortmund and equal on points but three goals behind hoffenheim and they came out with guns blazing chiles even fancied his chances from the half line. could they score for. three minutes in an hour long ball from our inquiries this time the pass found lukas celeriac. and the argentinean finished seem perfectly putting a stamp on his dead view season in the bundesliga allow rio went wild the crowd went wild everybody went wild. the mood. that was the stadium announcer from his old club along the santa fe. l.r. is soon had cause to go crazy again soon now with just eighteen minutes go laverick using needed goal

that in thirty of dortmund in faith you have leverkusen there's a six point six point goal difference in the two thousand. the youth of six goal turn around that means essentially hoffenheim either win by three live who's win by three and all of a sudden late because in the champions league places dortmund dropped on the open the places but i don't see what happened if you don't mean losing by three by three goals and hoffenheim i could possibly see leverkusen winning by three and half in but essentially i think the table can look just like this by the end of play tomorrow afternoon when in health i'm in for although you never know with don't want they've had a very unstable season they've lost some games that they should have won they have absolutely but i think. the club realise that they need to be in the champions league they do the players also realise you know goldman are a champions league club they don't get it live because in however have you spent last season outside of europe getting the openly isn't bad that we play in teams the likes of chelsea for example there's still good teams in the u. a plea to play games is not is the second quality division compared t

runaway champions by i mean they will be joined in the champions league next season by shaka hoffenheim and dortmund they were because in our lives it will head to the europa league at the bottom then hamburg and cologne are both relegates says while volves broke will have to face the second divisions host and kill in a playoff to stay in the top flight. tennis petra beat the netherlands a kiki battens to win the madrid open women's singles for a record third time but the wind didn't come easy credit was pushed to her limits in a marathon march that lasted nearly three hours but the czechs bottom line performance was rewarded with a three set victory the wind continues to recovery after she was the victim of a career threatening night attack at the end of the twenty sixth. but in the men's singles dominate team b. she said africa's kevin anderson on saturday to advance to the final the fifty seaters austrian one six four six two as he continues his turning one and zero long unbeaten streak on clay the day before team faces alexander service in sunday's point. on the world's largest a song called dis

run away champions by munich will be joined in the champions league next season by shellac hoffenheim and dortmund leverkusen on leipsic will head to the europa league and at the bottom then how bargain cologne are both relegate says while volves will play in the second divisions haulage time keogh in a playoff to stay in the tough lice that's it for me for now you are watching video when you used to join us again at the top of the hour or you can check out our website. i'm on it on an umbrella and thanks for joining us. every journey begins with the first step and every language what the first word for word from the. eco is in germany to learn german why not learn a simple online on your mobile and free shop for d w z e learning course you can speak german make it easy. climate change. waste. pollution. is an.

up against dortmund and with leverkusen breathing down their necks hoffenheim needed a win to secure a top four finish. and dies i don't know what it was like a motivation now would have to have a screw loose i can't really imagine anyone not being motivated. and motivated they were endeavoring to remove any obstacles in their way footballing or otherwise. it was a completely different story with the visitors instead of inspired dortmund have often looked unfocused this season. with twenty six minutes played the moment bertie gifted the great photos to leave this controlling a back as. it wasn't the keepers first how low the season and who scored andre from orange this thirteenth of the season and further boosting his chances of making croatia starting line up at the world cup. soft goals of the back and forth finishing up front on my shoulder firing wide here. the final match pretty much summed up dortmund's entire season. but the visitors did manage to equalise to marco voice ten minutes after the restart. the team still. anything but solid despite their champions league sports bei

celebrate their six titles in a row in the battle for the remaining champions league spots hoffenheim take on dortmund. while leverkusen unlike sega still in with a shout dortmund are looking to redeem themselves after a turbulent season. of course i'm confident that we can go there and get a point or a win it's an exciting game as hoffenheim also need to take risks. to go crazy go. down the bottom they have other concerns survival by any means the target freiburg and fifteenth spot need only a point to guarantee safety. but if them it's a tense battle between wolfsburg and hamburg the wolves have nosedived in recent weeks but a point against last place cologne will give them a chance to save themselves for the relegation play off as we know it's in our own hands this saturday so we don't need to worry about what the other teams are doing . second last cambered need a miracle i went home to glad back is the minimum requirement but the belief among supporters is back. and see fast as you can see that the teams achievements over the last few weeks have got the funds back behind us the team and the funds

buying a champions for the rest the tables yet to be decided to head of much stay thirty four hoffenheim and dortmund are in position to qualify for next season's champions league leverkusen and leipsic need to win and get some help if they want to qualify instead down at the bottom freiburg need a draw to be safe have their fate of their own hands well and need a wall spur gloss if they stand any chance of staying in the top flight. his a reminder of our top story at this hour well a visit still calling for restraint in the middle east iran's foreign ministry has condemned israel's attack on the right targets inside syria israel's government accuses iran of crossing a red line. essential up to date i'll have no fear of the top be. a good day. to. take off like we take football personally. i'm reading. all these world cup preview. this time. with a clear favorite friends. and tough competitors. a generation is losing. thousands of young jews are leaving france fearful of anti semitic pilots yale is one of. anti-semitism is increasing the only solution is. to go to israel. is immigration the only opti

have secured their place in the bundesliga by shocking dortmund shaka are now guaranteed the runners labs bought a one out bird to one hoffenheim loss to stood guard two now while laver cruisin only managed a draw and braman champion byron be relegated cologne three one and hand over beat her job berlin. take a look at the bundesliga table with one round of matches left to go next saturday byron are the champions of course and can't be caught in second meanwhile dortmund still haven't secured a champions league spot and they'll face a tough test against hoffenheim next week laver cruisin and lives they are also gunning for a chance at champions league football next season down in the bottom half mines are safe freiburg could still be dragged into the drop zone after that loss to gladbach on hamburg must win their last game to avoid being directly relegated and will remain in deep trouble but they'll play already relegated cologne in their last game next week. to moto g.p. and now in calc raj global star on pole position for tomorrow's spanish prime prix and had as the british riders set a lap record on his way to securing his f

them and well for exist sysiphus for one victory over cologne dortmund just squeaked through the champions league after losing to hoffenheim that in spite of laver couzin success against hanover in freiburg ensured their own survival in the first division by beating out to nil leipzig demolished her to berlin a thumping six two when she stood guard upset champions byron munich braman came out on top against mines two one and she beat frankfurt. you're watching the news join us again at the top of the hour you always get the latest anytime on our web site that's d.w. dot com i'm abbie quite often in berlin thanks for turning it. up blessing. and a curse. for suppose a new church and.

decisive victory over cologne dortmund just squeaked through to the champions league after losing to hoffenheim that in spite of leverkusen success against al over elsewhere freiburg took care of lives they could demolished had a bad leg of said to champions by munich brevan came out on top against mines and shall beat a front foot. so here's a look at the final borders league standings for this season when away champions by munich will be joined in the champions league next season by shall cut off and haim and dortmund laver cozen leipsic will head to the europa league at the bottom hamburg and cologne both relegated well voles burke will have to face the second divisions whole time kill in a playoff to stay in the top flight flight other formula one and reigning champion lewis hamilton will start from pole position at the spanish grown pretty after a blistering qualifying session in barcelona the brit tops the driver standings and looks determined to stay there clocking in an unbeatable lap to finish ahead of most aids teammate and he bought us ferrari do a sebastian vettel add to commute i c

mines have secured their place in the one this league they shocked dortmund shaka are now guaranteed the runners up spot they won and hoffenheim lost to stuttgart laver who was an only barely managed to draw in bremen champions byron beat relegated cologne and hot hand over. to take a look at the bundesliga table with run one round of matches left to go next saturday biron of the champions of course shaka can't be caught and second top men still haven't secured a champions league spot they face a tough test against hoffenheim next week they were close and life saved also still have a chance of champions league football next season down in the bottom half months and say freiburg could still be dragged into the drop zone homburg must win their last game to avoid being directly relegated forsberg are also still in deep trouble but they play already relegated cologne in their last game next week. and a reminder of the top stories we're following here for you russian authorities detained opposition leader oleksandr vonnie and more than one thousand other protesters during anti-government rallies and moscow and across the country th

champions of course shaka can't be caught and second dortmund still haven't secured a champions league spot they face a tough test against hoffenheim next week liverpool's and also still have a chance of champions league football next season down in the bottom half minds are safe could still be dragged into the drop zone how burge must win their last game to avoid being directly relegated will spur girl also still in deep trouble but they play already relegated cologne in their last game next week to moto g.p. and now cal crutchlow will start on pole for tomorrow's spanish grand prix in her as the british rider set a lap record on his way to claiming a first pole position sense twenty sixteen question though is fourth in the standings after he won the archon time grand prix it last month reigning champion mark marquez qualified in fifth place for his home grand prix. and he's back karl marx the man considered the father of socialism in all its forms today two hundred years after he was born in germany dignitaries unveiled a huge statue of him in the town it's a gift from the world's largest nominally communist state china the chine

champions and can't be caught and second meanwhile dortmund still haven't secured a champions league spot and they'll face a tough test against hoffenheim next week leverkusen alive but they are also gunning for a chance at champions league football next season down the bottom half mines are safe freiburg could still be dragged into the drop zone after that loss to god bok hamburg must win their last game to avoid being directly relegated and wolfsburg remain in deep trouble but they'll play already relegated cologne in their last game next week. to moto g.p. and now in cow crunch low will start on pole for tomorrow's spanish grand prix and had as the british riders set a lot of records on his way to claiming first pole position since two thousand and sixteen is four in the standings after he won the argent time grand prix last month reigning champion mark mark as full of five and fifty players for his home run three. outs the two hundredth anniversary of karl marx's birth and in the german town of where the father of socialism was born dignitaries have unveiled a massive statue of him a bronze likeness of the philosopher is a gift from

dortmund's. right two more teams jockeying for that fourth and final champions league spots leverkusen and hoffenheim no later cousin have done nothing but lose in the past three weeks but they face a trip to a mid table side with very little to play for. also meanwhile have been surging they've won three straight but they face a tricky trip to a local level stood guard. nearly an hour goes months hoffenheim side went into the game on a nine match unbeaten run a win against took up would give hoffenheim a huge boost in their bid to reach the champions league and they started strongly but failed to convert their chances. she took up weathered the storm and then took the lead in the twenty fifth minute mario gomez pounced on a hoffenheim defensive error to score his first goal at home since returning to stick in the winter break. held on to the late but once a man down in the sixty six minute santiago aska seba picked up his second yellow card. but hoffenheim failed to take advantage and stuttgart hit them on the break. mario gomez netted his second in the seventy fourth minute to nail the final score