Freiburg and Paderborn were the unlucky pair to suffer relegation from the Bundesliga on a dramatic final day.
A thrilling finale to the Bundesliga season ultimately brought about the pain of relegation for Paderborn and Freiburg, with 2-1 defeats to fellow strugglers Stuttgart and Hannover, respectively, sealing their fate.
All of the bottom five teams in the division were battling to save themselves on the final day of the campaign, but Stuttgart and Hannover were the ones to fully escape, while Hamburg faces the prospect of a relegation playoff for a second straight season.
Stuttgart, which went into the day occupying the playoff spot, looked to be departing the top flight when Marc Vucinovic gave Paderborn a fourth-minute lead, but Huub Stevens' men fought back.