Mainz 05 defender, Leon Balogun, is regretting that he may play in the lower division next season with the poor condition of his club in the Bundesliga.
The Nigerian has been struggling to stay afloat with his club but he has not been so lucky this season as the club has remained stuck in the relegation zone of the league. Mainz 05 is fourth to the last team at the bottom of the league and there is no tendency that the club will escape the troubled waters.
“It is regrettable that Mainz 05 will go down fighting and it would also affect all of us in the team. We have tried all we could but there is nothing we could do again to salvage the situation. We will still continue to play our usual game to sustain the Bundesliga tempo,” he said.
Hamburg SV also edged closer to a relegation playoff spot for the third time in the last four seasons after a goalless draw against rivals Mainz 05 on Sunday kept them anchored in 16th with two games left in the season.
The former European champions, the only team to have played every season in the Bundesliga since its creation in 1963, failed to win for the fourth straight league match and are now on 34 points.
Mainz, also on 34, is a spot above them in 15th. Darmstadt 98 were officially relegated on Saturday after a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich, who have already secured the title. Ingostadt are in 17th, four points behind Hamburg
