Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Mainz: Bundesliga title dream crumbles on final day as hosts held to draw

Borussia Dortmund were left heartbroken at the Westfalenstadion as despite a 2-2 draw against Mainz on the final Bundesliga matchday of the season, the title headed to Bayern Munich once again, with the Bavarians sealing it on goal difference. Before a ball was kicked, Dortmund knew that a win or simply matching Bayern’s result at FC Koln would be enough to seal their first Meisterschale crown since 2012.

Ad The party atmosphere inside the stadium was dealt a blow after just 15 minutes on the clock, as an unmarked Andreas Hanche-Olsen sent a near-post header past Gregor Kobel from a Mainz corner to give the away side the lead. TransfersReal Madrid may confirm Bellingham deal imminently — Paper Round10 HOURS AGO Just a minute later, Dortmund were handed a golden opportunity to level the match.

Raphael Guerreiro was tripped by Dominik Kohr inside the area, and after a VAR check BVB were awarded the spot-kick. Sebastien Haller stepped up to take his first penalty of the campaign for Die Schwartzgelben, but the forward’s effort lacked power and was tipped away by Mainz stand-in goalkeeper Finn Dahmen.

Things then went from bad to worse for the home side, as Mainz doubled their lead with just their second effort on target in the 23rd minute. Jae-Sung Lee’s cross from the left-hand side was headed in by Karim Onisiwo and it left BVB with it all to do in the second half.

Bundesliga table Bundesliga fixtures / results Bundesliga top scorers With 20 minutes to play, BVB sparked a comeback as Raphael Guerreiro slotted home with a low strike which went in off the post to give the home side hope. Then, with ten minutes remaining, news filtered through around Signal Iduna Park that Koln had equalised from the penalty spot against