After a season full of ups and downs for Borussia Dortmond, they finally booked a place in next season’s champions league. Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus and Julian Brandt scored in a 3-1 win against Mainz.

Borussia Dortmund clinched a place in the Champions League for the 10th time in 11 seasons by beating Mainz.

The achievement could be a boost to their hopes of keeping star players like Erling Braut Haaland and Jadon Sancho in Germany next season.

Dortmund were seven points off the top four in early April but have won their six Bundesliga games since. It caps a great week for Dortmund, who beat RB Leipzig 4-1 to win the German Cup on Thursday.

“Not many people believed in us,” Dortmund captain Reus said.

“The team deserves an incredible compliment. We have shown a really strong mentality in the last few weeks.

“When we have to, we are capable of great things.”