Darmstadt will have to wait another week to be able to celebrate their return to the Bundesliga after Hannover beat them 2-1 to inflict a second straight defeat on Torsten Lieberknecht’s men.
Darmstadt missed the chance to secure their place in next season s Bundesliga as they suffered a 3-0 defeat against St. Pauli, who are harboring promotion hopes of their own, at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
Last season’s DFB-Pokal winners RB Leipzig have booked their place in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal, while Gladbach were knocked out at the hands of Darmstadt 98.