Bundesliga Review: Frankfurt win relegates Hannover

Eintracht Frankfurt gave their Bundesliga survival hopes a huge boost with a late 2-1 win over local rivals Mainz, which also relegated Hannover.

A quartet of defeats for teams above gave Frankfurt a chance coming into Sunday's game at the Commerzbank Arena, and they pulled to within three points of guaranteed safety against their top-four chasing opposition - leaving Hannover to rue a 2-2 draw with 10-man Ingolstadt on Saturday.

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