Hoffenheim 2-4 Leverkusen
Goals 1-0 Rutter 22' (assist: Baumgartner), 1-1 Schick 34' (assist: Diaby), 2-1 Baumgartner 36' (assist: Kaderabek), 2-2 Diaby 73' (assist: Schick), 2-3 Schick 76' (assist: Aranguiz), 2-4 Alario 91' (assist: Palacios)

Hoffenheim went into the penultimate weekend with their European aspirations hanging in the balance, while Leverkusen would guarantee a top-three finish - and Champions League football next term - with victory. And it was the hosts that seized the initiative first, taking the lead midway through the first half. Piero Hincapie was caught in possession by Christoph Baumgartner, who pulled back for Georginio Rutter to tuck home and give Hoffenheim's continental hopes a jolt. Sluggish up until then, Leverkusen finally kicked into gear after going behind and Schick had his side level with a well taken finish from Diaby's cross to make it 1-1. But Hoffenheim were back in front within two minutes as Baumgartner headed home from a yard out.

Hincapie made way for Mitchell Bakker at the break for the visitors as Gerardo Seoane looked to breathe life into his side that were some way short of their best in the opening period. They started with greater purpose and Charles Aranguiz dragged narrowly wide from the edge of the box just moments after the resumption. Diaby also went close with 25 minutes to go but his effort from the right also flashed the wrong side of the far post. The Frenchman eventually found a second equaliser for his side as Lucas Alario and Schick cleverly combined to tee up Diaby from close range. And Schick completed the turnaround with just under quarter of an hour to play with a superb finish. The Czech striker wriggled beyond his marker on the edge of the box before cooly rounding Oliver Baumann and sliding into an empty net. Alario added a fourth in injury-time as Leverkusen sealed third place and denied Hoffenheim a European spot in the process.

TSG Hoffenheim Hoffenheim - B04 Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen

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Schick and Diaby secure UCL qualification, TSG miss out on Europe