Nurnberg, where Yuya Kubo has been struggling at all season, are on the brink of relegation after they were beaten 0 – 2 by Wolfsburg on matchday 32.

Going into the must-win match, Nurnberg were five points behind 16th place Stuttgart, who occupy the relegation playoff spot. With three games remaining but 12 points away from safety, getting into the playoff was the best they could play for.

Nurnberg gifted the opening goal when Wolfsburg pounced on a poor back pass and drew first blood through Felix Klaus. Kubo came on in the 75th minute as attacking reinforcement but within three minutes of his introduction, Nurnberg conceded a second from a free kick set piece. The match ended 2 – 0 to Wolfsburg, who remain in contention for a place in next season’s Champions League.

The defeat keeps Nurnberg in 17th. Their hope of reaching the relegation playoff spot is still alive, thanks to Stuttgart’s defeat at Hertha Berlin.

The next match could decide Nurnberg’s fate in the top flight. They need to win their last two games (Borussia Moenchengladbach and Freiburg), and hope that Stuttgart do not get more than one point against Wolfsburg and Augsburg.

Wolfsburg 2 – 0 Nurnberg

(Felix Klaus 38′, Marcel Tisserand 78′)

P Team M W D L P 1 Bayern Munich 32 23 5 4 74 2 Borussia Dortmund 32 21 7 4 70 3 RB Leipzig 32 19 8 5 65 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 15 9 7 54 5 Borussia Moenchengladbach 32 15 7 10 52 6 Wolfsburg 32 15 7 10 52 7 Hoffenheim 32 13 12 7 51 8 Bayer Leverkusen 32 16 3 12 51 9 Werder Bremen 32 12 11 9 47 10 Hertha Berlin 32 10 10 12 40 11 Fortuna Duesseldorf 31 12 4 15 40 12 Mainz 32 10 7 15 37 13 Freiburg 31 7 11 13 32 14 Augsburg 31 8 7 16 31 15 Schalke 31 8 6 17 30 16 Stuttgart 32 6 6 20 24 17 Nurnberg 32 3 10 19 19 18 Hannover 96 32 4 6 22 18

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