Former European champions Hamburg SV were relegated for the first time on Saturday, with their fans throwing flares onto the pitch as their team’s record uninterrupted top-flight run since the Bundesliga began in 1963 came to a controversial end. Hamburg will join Cologne in the second division next season, while Wolfsburg go into a relegation playoff. Hamburg SV players look dejected as they leave the pitch at the end of the match. Even when Hamburg went down to 10 men after the dismissal of Bobby Wood in the 71st minute, they kept battling, hoping for a miracle but events at Wolfsburg ensured it never came. Bayern defeatedBayern Munich finished the Bundesliga season with a shock 4-1 home defeat to Stuttgart, as the final league game of Jupp Heynckes’ second spell in charge ended in disappointment.

Source: Hindustan Times May 12, 2018 15:56 UTC