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When Urs Fischer took over as manager in December, Mainz were at the bottom of the table with 13 wins and 9 losses.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfsburg then faced Freiburg, and if they avoided defeat they could move ahead of St. Pauli and advance into the relegation play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom two teams will be automatically relegated, and the team that finishes third from the bottom will play a two-leg playoff against the third-place team from the second division to determine who will participate in next season&#8217;s Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Sunday, Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach secured a 1-0 win over second-placed Borussia Dortmund thanks to a late goal from Haris Tabakovic.<\/p>\n<p>There are only two rounds left after this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich has already won the title <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">4 rounds left<\/span>. schalke <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Confirm promotion<\/span> I will return to the department on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pauli-mainz-gladbach-wolfsburg-relegation-bundesliga-fd84b8dbbe9594d28ff07bee24838499\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERLIN (AP) \u2014 St. Pauli moved closer to the Bundesliga relegation zone with a 2-1 home loss to Mainz, but Wolfsburg was hoping to advance later Sunday. 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