Eintracht Frankfurt's home draw with Mainz hands Dortmund edge in Champions League race

ByReuters

Updated 09/05/2021 at 19:54 GMT+1

Borussia Dortmund are now in command in the race for the fourth and final spot in the Bundesliga. BVB showed tremendous resolve to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on Saturday and they are on 58 points from 32 games. Frankfurt are now on 57 points from 32 games and the race for the fourth place will likely go down to the final weekend of the season

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05

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Eintracht Frankfurt's Ajdin Hrustic scored an 86th-minute goal to rescue a 1-1 draw against visiting Mainz 05 on Sunday and retain some hope of a top-four finish and a spot in next season's Champions League.

Karim Onisiwo rifled in a low shot in the 11th minute to put Mainz in front against their lacklustre hosts.

Frankfurt rarely threatened and had to wait until five minutes from the end when Australian Hrustic's first shot was blocked but the midfielder, lying on the ground, spectacularly chipped his rebound over the keeper for the equaliser.

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Eintracht, however, dropped to fifth place on 57 points, one behind Borussia Dortmund, 3-2 winners over RB Leipzig on Saturday, and three off third-placed VfL Wolfsburg.

Bayern Munich on Saturday clinched their ninth successive league title with a 6-0 demolition of Borussia Moenchengladbach leaving them 10 points clear of second-placed RB Leipzig.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Cologne were dealt a blow in their bid to stave off relegation as they were thrashed 4-1 at home by Freiburg. They are 17th in the table.

At the other end of the table Hertha Berlin failed to beat Arminia Bielefeld in their relegation battle, settling for a goalless draw and a point each that left them both on 31.

Arminia sit in the relegation playoff spot on 16, while Hertha, who have a game in hand, are in 14th place on goal difference.