Arminia Bielefeld will play another season in the Bundesliga, but Werder Bremen are relegated after a heavy home defeat by Borussia Mönchengladbach. Cologne's late winner sends them into the relegation playoff.
Josh Sargent and Werder Bremen have been pulled into a relegation battle. Can they stop the slide against Augsburg on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm GMT+2)?
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Josh Sargent will have to plot a way past Ibrahima Konate if Werder Bremen are to overcome RB Leipzig in their DFB Cup semi-final on Friday (kick-off 8.30pm GMT+2).
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Bremen s run in the cup could provide a welcome distraction from their spiralling league form. A 3-1 defeat away to Union Berlin on Matchday 31 at the weekend was their seventh consecutive Bundesliga loss, leaving them looking nervously over their shoulders at Cologne, just one point below them in the relegation play-off spot. A morale-boosting win over Leipzig, then, would not only give them a cup final to look forward to against either Borussia Dortmund or Bundesliga 2 promotion hopefulsHolstein Kiel on 13 May, it could give them momentum going into their vital final three games of the season. Coach Florian Kohfeldt has named almost what many would consider his best team in the last two games. With Marco Friedl sidelined, one change at least will have to be made in defence.