With five games left, Gladbach's 2-0 defeat at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday denied them the chance to break into the top six German league places, and a spot in next season's Europa League.
An own goal by Gladbach's Alvaro Dominguez on Round 29 of the Bundesliga approaching the half hour mark and Christian Gentner's 34th-minute strike lifted Stuttgart up to 12th and away from the relegation places while Gladbach are seventh.
South Korea striker Ji Dong-Won scored both goals in Augsburg's 2-0 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt to ease the Bavarians' relegation woes.
The win leaves Ausburg 16th in the table, which carries a promotion-relegation play-off in May, as ex-Sunderland striker Ji scored either side of the break and was only denied a hat-trick by an offside decision. Frankfurt remain sixth in the table, despite having won just two of their last ten games.
FC Schalke 04 managed a 2-2 (0-1) against Bayer Leverkusen after a 0-2 deficit and keep their chances of a direct place in next year's Champions League four points behind their opponents.
Earlier on Saturday Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München booked clear victories. Dortmund thrashed rock-bottom SpVgg Greuther Fürth away 6-1, München won the Bavarian derby 4-0 against 1. FC Nürnberg.
SC Freiburg won against Hannover 96 3-1 on Friday. It was the third win in a row, also a big step into international business.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
SC Freiburg - Hannover 96 3-1 (2-1)
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With five games left, Gladbach's 2-0 defeat at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday denied them the chance to break into the top six German league places, and a spot in next season's Europa League.
An own goal by Gladbach's Alvaro Dominguez on Round 29 of the Bundesliga approaching the half hour mark and Christian Gentner's 34th-minute strike lifted Stuttgart up to 12th and away from the relegation places while Gladbach are seventh.
South Korea striker Ji Dong-Won scored both goals in Augsburg's 2-0 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt to ease the Bavarians' relegation woes.
The win leaves Ausburg 16th in the table, which carries a promotion-relegation play-off in May, as ex-Sunderland striker Ji scored either side of the break and was only denied a hat-trick by an offside decision. Frankfurt remain sixth in the table, despite having won just two of their last ten games.
FC Schalke 04 managed a 2-2 (0-1) against Bayer Leverkusen after a 0-2 deficit and keep their chances of a direct place in next year's Champions League four points behind their opponents.
Earlier on Saturday Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München booked clear victories. Dortmund thrashed rock-bottom SpVgg Greuther Fürth away 6-1, München won the Bavarian derby 4-0 against 1. FC Nürnberg.
SC Freiburg won against Hannover 96 3-1 on Friday. It was the third win in a row, also a big step into international business.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
SC Freiburg - Hannover 96 3-1 (2-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - 1. FC Nürnberg 4-0 (3-0)
VfL Wolfsburg - 1899 Hoffenheim 2-2 (1-1)
FSV Mainz 05 - Hamburger SV 1-2 (0-0)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Borussia Dortmund 1-6 (0-5)
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Werder Bremen 2-2 (1-1)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 (0-1)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
VfB Stuttgart - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2-0 (2-0)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
FC Augsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 (1-0)
