Jurgen Klopp would have hoped Nunez would have perfectly slotted into the gap left by the departing Sadio Mane in the summer. In truth, he’s not quite been the devastating attacker that Mane was.

The scenario: Both teams went into the match deadlocked on 24 points. Thanks to their better goal difference, the U23s were in 18th place – one place ahead of Zwickau in the table. BVB had won the first meeting between the sides this season 2-1, and were hoping to take three points from their Saxon opposition once again to earn some breathing space ahead of their opponents.

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Thomas Reis (head coach VfL Bochum 1848):

His comments were captured in a Twitter thread by @iMiaSanMia:

90 minutes to represent the flag on the chest and to end the season with some pride. Pál Dárdai set a clear target for his players ahead of the final game of the campaign against VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday (27th May, 15:30 CEST): “We want to represent Hertha BSC one final time and leave a good impression, that is very important,” explained the head coach ahead of the training week. Preparation for the final match of the season got underway on Tuesday as the players and staff arrived at the training ground a 10am. Following a short speech, the players took part in some game-like situations, including a 10v10 and a 5v5. Tolga Ciğerci was able to fully participate once again following his calf problems.

TSG Hoffenheim could have been the big winners of the round in terms of the relegation battle. No club from the bottom third of the table picked up three points at the weekend. But TSG slipped to a 3-1 defeat against 1. FC Cologne and missed a big opportunity in their quest to stay up. Very much to the disappointment of Christoph Baumgartner: “We played with too little power, especially in the first half. That’s what has set us apart in recent weeks, you always had the feeling that we wanted to win more. We didn’t have that energy. We could have taken a big step forward; now it feels like a big step backwards. There wasn’t a player on the pitch who produced his best performance. And that annoys me. We all need to look in the mirror and admit to ourselves: that was way too little.”

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Bad news for VfL Wolfsburg and Maxence Lacroix: the centre-back, who was forced off at half-time in the match against Mainz, suffered a serious injury to his right shoulder. Tests on Monday revealed the extent of the injury, which the 23-year-old sustained in an aerial duel with Karim Onisiwo just before the break. Lacroix will undergo surgery and miss the Wolves’ final few matches of the season.