BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund sealed Champions League qualification on Sunday with a convincing 4-0 win over Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
Match Summary
Maximilian Beier, Serhou Guirassy and Ramy Bensebaini scored within the first half hour to seal the result. Substitute Fabio Silva completed the scoring late in the match.
Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel denied Cyriaque Irié a consolation goal to preserve the clean sheet.
Championship Race Update
With three rounds remaining, Dortmund is assured of finishing among the top four to qualify for Europe's premier club competition.
Stuttgart's hopes of Champions League qualification were tempered in a 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen. Ermedin Demirović canceled Jens Stage's early goal to keep Stuttgart in fourth place on goal difference from Hoffenheim.
Stuttgart and Hoffenheim both sit on 57 points, two ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, which still harbors its own hopes of qualification.
Freiburg Preview
Freiburg coach Julian Schuster made several changes to the team that suffered a bitter defeat against Stuttgart in the German Cup semifinals on Thursday.
The club next faces Sporting Braga away for the first leg of their Europa League semifinal.
Dortmund Youth Update
Dortmund coach Niko Kovač gave Samuele Inacio his first start, and the 18-year-old Italian forward made the most of it, earning ovations when he came off in the 74th minute.
United States Under-17 forward Mathis Albert came on for the final minutes to make his Dortmund debut. The 16-year-old from Greenville, South Carolina, joined Dortmund's academy in 2025 from LA Galaxy's academy and was part of the U.S. team at last year's Under-17 World Cup.
Another youngster, 18-year-old midfielder Rouven Tarnutzer, made his Freiburg debut late in the match.
Other Bundesliga Results
Bremen's point from the draw moved it six points above St. Pauli in the relegation zone.
Bayern Munich already sealed the title last weekend and will face Stuttgart in the German Cup final on May 23.