Forward Genki Haraguchi played in Hannover’s 1 – 3 defeat to Bayern Munich on matchday 32. The result strengthens Bayern’s position at the top of the league, and brings Hannover closer to relegation.

Looking back on the match, Haraguchi said, “Bayern are Bayern… they were simply too strong.”

With two matches to go, Hannover remain firmly rooted at the foot of the Bundesliga. Despite their abysmal run of results, Haraguchi is still convinced about beating the drop. “We have to win our two remaining games. We didn’t do too badly today. We want to do well and will not give up until the very end,” the Japan international said.

Hannover play Freiburg on 11 May, follow by Fortuna Dusseldorf on 18 May. The best they can do now is to secure the 16th position relegation playoff spot, where they will need to win their two matches, and hope Stuttgart and Nurnberg do not finish higher.

Bayern Munich 3 – 1 Hannover

(Robert Lewandowski 27′, Leon Goretzka 40′, Franck Ribery 84′ – Jonathas (P) 51′)

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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