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Bundesliga Matchday 32 permutations: Title race, European battle and relegation

Bayern Munich's push for the title, a pulsating battle for the European places and a nail-biting scrap to avoid relegation - bundesliga.com breaks down who can achieve what and how on Matchday 32 of the 2024/25 season...

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The title

Bayern and holders Bayer Leverkusen are the only teams who can still win the title ahead of Matchday 32.

Bayern will be champions on Matchday 32 if:

N.B. If Bayern draw with Leipzig on Saturday and Leverkusen win at Freiburg on Sunday, Bayern will have a six-point lead at the top of the table with a much better goal difference with just two matches remaining.

Vincent Kompany is on the brink of winning the Bundesliga in his first season in charge of Bayern Munich. (IMAGO/Harry Langer/DeFodi Images)

UEFA Champions League qualification

The Bundesliga's top four finishers are all guaranteed Champions League football next season.

Bayern secured their spot on Matchday 27, with Leverkusen following suit on Matchday 29.

Who can claim the remaining two places on Matchday 32?

Eintracht Frankfurt will secure at least fourth place if:

UEFA Europa League

Only the fifth-placed side in the Bundesliga has a guaranteed spot in the Europa League's league phase.

That spot will drop down to sixth should VfB Stuttgart win the DFB Cup and finish in the top six.

Frankfurt will secure at least fifth place if:

UEFA Conference League play-offs

The team that finishes sixth qualifies for the Conference League play-offs.

This will go to seventh if Stuttgart win the DFB Cup and finish in the top six.

Frankfurt will secure at least sixth place if:

Freiburg will secure at least sixth place if:

Top-flight safety

All sides down to and including 13th place are mathematically safe.

All five remaining teams could still be automatically relegated, but that could change on Matchday 32.

St Pauli will be safe if:

Hoffenheim will be safe if:

Relegation play-off

Whoever finishes 16th in the Bundesliga will contest the relegation play-off against the third-placed team in Bundesliga 2.

St. Pauli will finish no lower than 16th if:

Hoffenheim will finish no lower than 16th if:

Relegation

Bochum will be relegated on Matchday 32 if:

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