VfB Stuttgart follows FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig into the Champions League. Eintracht Frankfurt’s late equalizer to make it 2-2 (0-2) on the 34th Bundesliga matchday didn’t change anything. Bundesliga, DFB Cup, international matches: Here we provide you with the highlights – completely without advertising. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SportschauFussball?%20sub_confirmation=1 Sports documentaries, cycling, winter sports and more: https://www.youtube.com/@sportschau?%20sub_confirmation=1 Sportschau on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportschau/ Sportschau on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportschau?lang=de-DE Sportschau on Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9i3DXKwqSNjGhkUo46 Sports news at: https://www.sportschau.de/ In a game that was tough for a long time, Chema Andres (10th minute) and Nikolas Nartey (45th + 4) shot Stuttgart into the lead in the first half. Frankfurt’s Jonathan Burkardt scored with a foul penalty in the 71st minute and then equalized with a hand penalty in the 90th minute. But even if they went bankrupt, VfB would have finished the season in fourth place because TSG Hoffenheim lost 4-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the parallel game and Leverkusen couldn’t get more than a 1-1 draw against HSV. “The situation hasn’t been easy in the last few weeks, we didn’t have an easy program. But the boys pulled through,” said Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß in the Sportschau interview. “We are happy.” Things look completely different at Eintracht Frankfurt. The SGE still had a chance of reaching the Conference League place, but has now remained winless in the last five games and will not play in Europe next season. Because SC Freiburg won in the parallel game against RB Leipzig, even a win for the SGE would not have been enough for the Conference League. Frankfurt finished the season in eighth place. “We are very disappointed after this bad season. We deserve to not play in Europe,” said Jonathan Burkardt in the Sportschau interview. The game in Frankfurt started six minutes late on Saturday. Because the Frankfurt fans set off pyrotechnics as the teams arrived, referee Tobias Welz had to wait until the smoke cleared in his last Bundesliga game. But Eintracht got off to a good start. Jean-Matteo Bahoya already had the lead in the third minute, but couldn’t get the ball past Alexander Nübel in the VfB goal. VfB reported five minutes later. Chris Führich was denied by Eintracht keeper Michael Zetterer. Eintracht was the better team in the early stages, but VfB still led after ten minutes. Führich took a corner from the left side into the penalty area. Chema had no opponent five meters in front of the goal and headed in to make it 1-0. The game then noticeably slowed down. There was still a great chance: In the 22nd minute, Frankfurt’s Can Uzun almost dribbled past the entire VfB defense, but again Nübel was the last stop. After that, little happened again. But as the game dragged towards the break, VfB struck a second time. After a tee shot from Nübel, the ball landed at Undav, who carefully passed it to Nartey. The Dane pushed the ball into the far corner with his left (45th + 4). After the break, nothing happened again. Stuttgart managed the lead, Eintracht seemed to have no energy and no conviction. In the 59th minute, Chema almost scored a brace, again from a corner. But this time Zetteter was on the job. It took until the 68th minute before Eintracht became dangerous for the first time in the second half. Fares Chaibi, who came on as a substitute at the break, shot from a tight angle and Nübel pulled his arm up in time. It looked like a relaxed afternoon for Stuttgart, but then VfB brought Eintracht back into the game. Nübel couldn’t quite get a hold of a cross in the penalty area, then went after the ball unnecessarily and hit Rasmus Kristensen on the foot when he tried to clear it – a penalty for Eintracht. Burkardt, who had recently been substituted, stepped up and scored safely into the left corner (71′). The final point was still there: in the 90th minute, the ball bounced into Chema’s hand in the penalty area. Welz pointed to the point again. Burkardt stepped up again and saved Eintracht from a draw. Lineups: Frankfurt: Zetterer – Kristensen, R. Koch, Amenda, Brown – Skhiri, Doan, Uzun, M. Götze, Bahoya – Kalimuendo Coach: Albert Riera Stuttgart: Nübel – Hendriks, Chabot, Mittelstädt – Leweling, Chema, Stiller, Führich, Nartey – Undav, Demirovic Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß Referee: Tobias Welz #sportschau Fußball #Bundesliga
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