something to cheer for in freiburg. opening the scoring for the hosts who took a big step toward staying up i thought sport were gunning for the playoff spot and their chances for that increased after diva carnegie made it to one in the fifty fourth minute. hamburg hadn't given up yet hope he made it to one in the sixty minutes i could hamburg really see themselves it's again it's all depended on will spur. first freiburg doubled their deeds and secured another top flight sees. both sport then took hold of the playoff spot robin conoco firing in followed by breck a low in injury time for one final score. when he hits which i supply off looking back our season we don't deserve any better than you. and how the fans were irate setting off fireworks and almost who was in the game to be abandoned the club's fifty five year run in the when this thing came to an end as they went out with a bang. break for hamburg to the other end of the table and a schedule by music would hoist there but it's a good title for the whole bit fol

so minds delivered but what about hamburg and freiburg. and now to one of two relegation crunch games from the weekend. hosted hamburg. three years ago spoke coach bruno labadee helped save hamburg from the drop back then he led a spectacular escape for hamburg and on saturday he could be the one sending them down. i know the kind of pressure you face in this situation and what it means when the pressure is gone because no one believes in you anymore kind of. things are different and for lately everyone believes in coach coach john teats there seem to be no hope a few weeks ago but hamburg have faith in themselves again and they were now just five points from safety. when you're coming from behind it's the others above you have more to lose before we needed good performance and a ton of willpower. who would have the stronger well the hunter or the hunted second to last time burke absolutely had to win and had a chance to go ahead just before half time thanks to this found on tatsuya ito i thought he would took the penalty and despite being

first freiburg doubled their leader and secured another top flight sees. both sport then took hold of the playoff spot robin conoco firing in followed by breck a low in injury time for one final score. looking back our season we don't deserve any better. in hamburg fans were irate setting off fireworks and almost causing the game to be abandoned the club's fifty five year run in the when this thing came to an end as they went out with a bang. break for hamburg to the other end of the table and their schedule bar music would hoist their butt is the title in for the whole bit following their magic in stuttgart and the matter of course set a weeks ago so could the guests leave a sour taste in byers mouth ahead of the inevitable celebration. joe concha spinal cord much of the club was supposed to be a giant celebration but still got had all the ideas and the stuff just honest put through by his defense serving the i'm going to die and you can check on the plus up. horace stuff so but enough to just six minutes. by and soon restored power to me though after all

but just minutes later your set damage made it three one for crap back that was the final score freiburg a not safe yet. most work at leipzig it until the twenty fourth minute. imo look man opened the scoring for the hosts. and things got even worse for struggling volves but basic mistakes at the back cost them dearly. vanna put leipzig sunil up in the thirty third minute vostok showed signs of life at the start of the second half daniel did davi found the back of the net. but like six truck back five minutes later once again the votes were defense was caught napping and look man made it three one. and it wasn't over yet john kevin august dan netted leipzig fourth their highest victory in the second half of the season sulzberger are in deep trouble. hamburg of improved dramatically in recent weeks and it looked like that was set to continue against frank pratt. each annexes but the goal was ruled out for offside. and six minutes rates marius both scored in the other range. come back make changes at the break and it paid off they found the bat. the nets again. but this just wasn't their d

three teams teetering with relegation and fighting for safety and or for a playoff spot it best freiburg work in hamburg came into the last match day with hopes of stay afloat with plenty of possible permutations to see that happen three exciting matches were sure to leave some fans smiling or in other cases crying let's see how it all played out. hamburg still believed in their slim chances and the fans were again behind them unlike in recent weeks but their optimism took an early hit. that was when volves board grabbed the lead in the first minute yes it breck a low with the cross yes you are guilty of again making it one nil the ball slightly deflected by your nuts hector. hamburg then had a chance of their own lewis holtby shot stopped by dennis eckersley as are the referee consults of the video assistant and decided to award a penalty. i am in hunt stepped up and hit home in the eleven minutes hamburger in the lead and the optimism was back i meanwhile of all sport continued to storm the cologne goal and almost made it to nil. freiburg needed not to lose if they were to avoid relega

freiburg have only won once in the business leader at mention grant back a second when a paid highly unlikely after class back to the lead in the eighty's minutes talking as out beat the keeper and slotted home track back dominated but had to wait until the fifty seventh minute to score again nico at a very race highest and headed into the corner tim kleindienst pulled one back for freiburg. but just minutes later you're said damage made it three one for crap back that was the final score freiburg are not safe yet. most work at leipzig it day until the twenty fourth minute. imo look man opened the scoring for the hosts. and things got even worse for struggling volves but basic mistakes at the back cost them dearly. vanna put leipsic to nail up in the thirty third minute vostok showed signs of life for the start of the second half daniels davi found the back of the net. but like six truck back five minutes later once again the votes were defense was caught napping and look man made it three one. and it wasn't over yet john kevin august on net it leipsic fourth their highest victory in

round of games in facts no fewer than four teams were playing for one just like a survival mights in freiburg had a chance to reach safety while vault spork hope to snap out of their funk with a resurgent hamburg looking to turn the screw ups over the top of the table in the fight for europe meanwhile is a rumble between the brewer valets eternal rivals or is he a dortmund and shelter both of them have designs on second place but only one can have. a measurement welcome to the bundesliga on d.w. you know should we start with the relegation battle or the five for europe about a bit of both for that we're going to have to go to dortmund who needed just one more win to be certain of champions league football next season their guests might need a win to be sure that they'd stay in the bundesliga so there was plenty of riding on this one for both sides but who would play like it. some don't and fans look like they already had their minds on the beach but for the most part the yellow wall was as imposing as ever was france and minds think alike the last time out meant they could secure their safety

freiburg and nothing to be spotless kleindienst gave them with his first ever goal in the top flight. but private showed why the defense is the second worst in the late three one thanks to your cyclone edge. private exit three points ahead of sixteenth place most book but with the worst goal difference. may mile it was the policy time ever in front of them on the festivities began early. not in han explained the hosts ahead in style and the focus minutes which would guarantee top flight since i phone. apps at least in a did his bit in his final home game for the senegalese defender will be off the shelf in the summer. two minutes later i have to work again caught napping. nicholas flu cold between a yosh tine and me post a move to the belt was a special performance today in our last time game especially in the first off you do it we're very happy. and i'm really proud of these lads. can take graft a consolation go through darby said but it's been a difficult second tough of the season for the balance. plenty to celebrate in our book securing second place champions league qualification

freiburg sit three points ahead of sixteenth place vols book but with the worst goal difference. to me mile it was because each time i fell in front of them and the festivities began early. not to han explained the hosts ahead in style in the finals minutes which would guarantee top flight survival. at least on a did his bit in his final home game for the senegalese defender will be off to shop in the summer. to see minutes later have to work again caught napping. nicholas food between neosho dining and a post a move to the black was a special performance today in our last time game especially in the first off she do it with very. and i'm really proud of these lads. have to grab the consolation goal straight down the second but it's been a difficult second half of the season for the balance. plenty to celebrate in house book securing second place champions league qualification and finishing above archrivals dortmund. promising youngster to look at the open the scoring with the launch will inflict. fans and say mates will be hoping here extends his contract next year. but it shell

losing three nil to frankfurt all further also in trouble after a heavy defeat in leipzig four one freiburg are not safe yet they went down to gladbach minds 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 th

and now off to the bottom of the table freiburg needed a point to cut themselves out of the relegation discussion you can see relegation is a horror absolutely dreadful. dropping the ball against ounds good would have been dreadful. but nicholas who flat made it one nailed perfect timing for his first league goals to kind deeds make sure of things sliding into the alcs bookkeepers legs to freiburg stays in the league good thing as a blues leader without coach to stanch price would be a whole raft. sport have never been relegated from the top flight although they've only been in it since the late nineties a point against cologne would be enough to stave off the drop. goal scorers have seen better times of course having won the cup in twenty fifteen and believe in two thousand and nine. distant memories now after struggling all season sport have lost their last three conceding ten goals in the process. for sun it was just too much to bear. and it's shining i've been coaching for some time now i'm familiar with this kind of situation i know exactly what needs doing viewed our job is to wi

freiburg sit three points ahead of sixteenth place most books but with the worst goal difference. may mile it was policy time i fell in front of them and the festivities began early . not to han explained the hosts ahead in style in the fullness minutes which would guarantee top flight survival. at least on a did his bit in his final home game for the senegalese defender will be off to shock in the summer. two minutes later i have to work again caught napping. nicholas food between eon stein and me post a move towards the it was a special performance today in our last time game and especially in the first off she do it with. very happy and i'm really proud of these lads. can take graft a consolation go through darby said could but it's been a difficult second tough of the season for the billionaires. plenty just celebrated our book securing second place champions league qualification and finishing above archrivals dortmund. promising young start to look at the open the scoring with a no chill and flick. fans and say mates will be hoping he extends his contract next year. but if sh

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 its attempts 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 to me is the. second last cumbered 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 team's achievements over the last few weeks have got the funds but behind us the team and the funds are united as i hope present here. by and will be aiming to finish the league season strongly in preparation for next week's german cup final the showpiece will be coached opined is his final match in charge. in tennis rafaela dolls' record breaking run on clay courts has come to an end dominic tame has stunned the spaniard to for grest of the madrid ope

leverkusen among the teams chasing champions league qualification for hamburg are both borg and freiburg in survival by any means necessary. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans dean iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the defeat of the so-called islamic state last year as the country cease 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've dominated iraqi politics as the us led invasion toppled dictator saddam hussein back in two thousand and three security forces will be 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 threaten to disrupt polling. well he was to most of the same early for these soldiers and back dant you know mcduff with a cough and you know we're somewhere with coffee and establishment of the special voting days for security stuff who will be working during saturday's election but. they can't leave their post on election day to vote they can completely disregard

yet only a few don't need pietersen the freiburg sharpshooter is one of three strikers hoping to catch his coaches i. trust him a lot because he's a good footballer and he has the same gift as the others. scoring goals from limited opportunity. peterson scored fifteen goals this season more than teammates mario gomez. who never the less some more favored to go to russia. then a superfast you can send them through on goal and there's no way to defend it. gomes has a strong mentality and unbelievable presence in the box which is tough for any opponent so maybe i can be the surprise nobody knows about and. calls in the joker and it's a row pietersen is more than happy to take on. and sometimes a few minutes are enough to make a difference you have to be prepared and not so just because you're on the bench. peterson has won over at least one new fan but he hopes to win a whole lot more i've written russia. a quick reminder for you of our top stories at the moment the north korean and south korean leaders have met for a second time within a month can jump in discussing a potential meeting b

of the table yet of course all of the teams were in action yesterday as i said hamburg all spoken freiburg lost all of their games so that means that the relegation battle is only going to be decided finally on the last day of the season mites who were also volved in the dogfight down at the bar and had a big chance to save themselves if they got three points from dortmund that's no easy place to play anyway let's take a look and see how they go on. some don't and fans look like they already had their minds on the beach but for the most part the yellow wall was as imposing as ever was france and minds think alike the last time out meant they could secure their safety with a win at signal a do not park and after just three minutes they took the lead. scored on his debut last weekend and the midfielder repeated the trick here to make it one nil. the twenty year old clearly delighted to be his hometown club's hero again. and pay attention because they got even worse just nine minutes later when the public had lost the sense in a teasing cross and yoshinori muchos glancing header found the cor

and freiburg all lost yesterday but minds who also deep deeply involved in this relegation battle they had a very tough fixture away at dortmund so let's take a look now and see how they go. some don't and fans look like they already had their minds on the beach but for the most part the yellow wall was as imposing as ever for example shrugs and minds think alike to the last time out meant they could secure their safety with a win at signal a do not park and after just three minutes they took the laid back who scored on his debut last weekend and the midfielder repeated the trick here to make it one nil. the twenty year old clearly delighted to be his hometown club's hero again. and pay to show his day got even worse just nine minutes later when the public at last he sent in a teasing cross and you're sure nouri muchos glancing header found the corner of the net the japanese striker putting another season of top flight football within months his reach. but they weren't home and dry yet jaden century treats his way past daniel brzezinski and cross for maximillian philip who half the def

after losing three nil to frankfurt with berger also in trouble after a heavy defeat in life this freiburg are not safe yet they went down to but 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

freiburg are known to be thoughtful as tim kleindienst gave them with his first ever goal in the top flight. showed why the defense is the second worst in the late three one thanks to your city limits. for going sit three points ahead of sixteenth place most books but with a worse goal difference. may mile it was party time ever in front of them on the festivities began. not in han explained the hosts ahead in style in the fullness minutes which would guarantee top flight survival. and so he said a did his bit in his final home game for the senegalese defender will be off to shock in the summer of. two minutes late to have to work again caught napping. nicklaus flew to the true neosho dine with me and post moto to the belt was a special performance today in our last time game especially in the first off she did we're very happy and i'm really proud of these lads. can take graft a consolation go through darby said could but it's been a difficult second tough of the season for the balance. plenty to celebrate when i was booked securing second prize. champions league qualification and f

last weeks when a cologne gave freiburg a bit of breathing space near the bomb just as well given this subsidized housing in. dodgy defending let's give the hosts the lead up to eighty minutes to go demonstrates it blocks dominance. and they can sit up in the second half well betty with the seconds. to be spotless tim kleindienst gave them high with his first ever goal in the top flight. but showed why their defense is the second worst in the league three one thanks to your city limits. five hundred sit three points ahead of sixteenth place most books but with the worst goal difference. may mile it was because each time i fell in front of them on the festivities began . not to han explained the hosts ahead in style in the fullness minutes which would guarantee top flight survival. at least on a did his bit in his final home game such as the senegalese defender will be off to shop in the summer. two minutes later i have to work again caught napping. nicholas food cool beach rooney yasht nine and me a post and let's go to the glass was a special performance today in our last time game es

yet only a few don't need pietersen the freiburg sharpshooter is one of three strikers hoping to catch his coaches i. trust him a lot because he's a good footballer and he has the same gift as the others. scoring goals from limited opportunities to play distance scored fifteen goals this season more than teammates mario gomez and. who never the less some more favored to go to russia. by the national than a super fast you can send them through on goal and there's no way to defend it. gomez has a strong mentality and unbelievable presence in the box which is tough for any opponent so maybe i can be the surprise nobody knows about and. calls him the joker and it's a role pietersen is more than happy to take on much more. and sometimes a few minutes are enough to make a difference and you have to be prepared and not just because you're on the bench debunks it's pietersen has won over at least one new fan but he hopes to win a whole lot more over in russia. michel platini of the formal you a president who was banned from the sport in two thousand and eleven over a controversial payment he r

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.

league after losing to hoffenheim that in spite of leverkusen success against one another as well freiburg took care of leipsic demolished a head to belive got upset the champions byron munich brevin came out on top against mines and shelter beach front for us. so let's take a look at the final bundesliga standings for this season but away champions byron munich will be joined in the champions league next season by shall come off and don't mint leverkusen and leipsic will head to the europa league at the bottom and cologne both relegated well vols will have to face the second divisions kill in a playoff to stay in the top flight. finally tonight amongst the favorites that. stone eventually is a trained opera singer when that giant down adorned with three hundred sixty projections. cypress says the book maker's favorite or the classic club track called why go. also a well placed israel with toy inspired by me to. join in if you can just a reminder of our top story of polls of not closed in iraq's first election since the government declared victory over islamic state militants terror and se

two other big clubs coming and i think i think they can compete i think with teams like mine and freiburg struggling this season teams like fortune and number they have a chance to stay up to show you agree with that yeah it's two two giants in the post so i think actually that's the best you could pick to come up i mean they will bring fans there will be lots of emotions you know i think the two teams are birthing and they really deserve to go up the season our next day with the alerts kill or face in the playoff in a relegation game. can they pull off an upset host and kill what a story i mean they coming up from the third leak not many big names and it's go to either and they play d.c. extremely attacking minded attractive football they are on fire but on the other hand look here most book it's a team full of stars they have these really geisha bet leagues period from last year olds with the playoffs so normally both books would walk it but you know i really in this form i fancy the underdog and they need some office of production was bergen of the. score a goal you know he's been sile