Soccer Football - Bundesliga Promotion/Relegation Playoff Second Leg - Holstein Kiel vs VfL Wolfsburg - Holstein-Stadion, Kiel, Germany - May 21, 2018 Wolfsburg's players celebrate with fans after the match REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
BERLIN (Reuters) - VfL Wolfsburg will stay in the Bundesliga next season after beating second division Holstein Kiel 1-0 on Monday to win their relegation playoff 4-1 on aggregate.
The game lacked the intensity of the first encounter in Wolfsburg last week as a 75th-minute Robin Knoche header gave the 2009 Bundesliga champions their second consecutive relegation playoff success, after they also survived last season.
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