Although the Bundesliga title race is over as Bayern Munich, as expected, own the prize for 10th straight time, there's still plenty to play for in Germany's top flight.
That includes a closely contested battle for the last two Champions League spots featuring Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Frieburg and surprise packages Union Berlin, while there are still a couple of teams hoping to avoid the drop, namely Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld.
Here's all you need to know ahead of matchday 32 in the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga standings heading into matchday 32
Here's how the table looks ahead of the next round of fixtures.
| Classmt. | Équipe | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | TB | Forme | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 22 | +55 | 81 | NNGGG | |
| 2 | Bayern München | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 69 | GGGPP | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 64 | NPGGN | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 62 | GGGGN | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 57 | PNGPG | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 45 | PGPNN | |
| 7 | Freiburg | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 40 | PNGPG | |
| 8 | Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 39 | PPGPN | |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 39 | PGPGP | |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 37 | GPNGN | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 37 | GGPNP | |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 34 | GGPPG | |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 32 | NPPGP | |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 30 | NPPPN | |
| 15 | Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 30 | GPNPN | |
| 16 | Mainz 05 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 28 | NNGGN | |
| 17 | Köln | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 23 | NPPGN | |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 73 | -43 | 17 | PGPPN |
As things stand, Bayern Munich, as noted before, have already won the league title with a couple of games to spare. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund are looking good to finish second, which certainly won't take the sting out of losing Der Klassiker, but at least, they'll be secure into the Champions League.
However, it gets a lot more interesting in the battle for the final two Champions League, with four teams: Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Freiburg, and Union Berlin looking like the serious contenders, although Cologne will hope to get involved and make a late, late push for a spot in European club football's top tier competiiton.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Greuther Fürth have been already relegated, as there's no way they will be able to claw their way back to safety. That means that it's going to be a gritty scrap for points between Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld. One of these teams will end up automatically in the 2.Bundesliga, while the other can have a chance at top flight status through the play-offs.
Bundesliga games you won't want to miss on matchday 32
Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum: After another disappointment in der Klassiker that saw Bayern win the league title once again, Dortmund will look to get back to winning ways as they take on Bochum. Injuries have started to pile up for Marco Rose's side, but they could secure second place if they can beat their upcoming opponents, who have lost their last eight Bundesliga meetings against die Schwarzgelben dating back to September 1998.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Currently in third place, Leverkusen are pretty certain of featuring in the Champions League next season. Die Werkself will look to take advantage of Frankfurt's indifferent form, which has seen them fail to win their last five games as they aim to stay ahead of Leipzig and Freiburg in the race for third spot.
Borussia Moenchengladbach vs RB Leipzig: Both sides will be hoping to get back to winning ways, especially Leipzig, who are still in contention for a top four spot. Meanwhile, Gladbach have had their fair share of ups and downs this season, but will still look to cause Leipzig some problems when they arrive this weekend.
Team news for matchday 32
*All info as of 28 April 2022
Bayern Munich: Tolisso (hamstring); Doubtful - Coman (ankle), Sarr (knee)
Borussia Dortmund: Can (suspended), Dahoud (shoulder), Hummels (thigh), Kobel (ankle), Malen (muscular), Meunier (hamstring), Morey (knee), Reyna (hamstring), Schmelzer (knee), Tigges (ankle); Doubtful - Hazard (back)
Bayer Leverkusen: Adli (Achilles), Bellarabi (thigh), Fosu-Mensah (thigh), Frimpong (ankle), Wirtz (knee); Doubtful - Hincapie (ankle), Sertdemir (groin)
RB Leipzig: Haidara (knee)
Eintracht Frankfurt: Borre (suspended), Ramaj (knee); Doubtful - Durm (ill)
Borussia Moenchengladbach: Thuram (hamstring); Doubtful - Benes (thigh), Bensebaini (ankle)
