Borussia Dortmund experienced heartbreak on the final day of the season as they narrowly missed out on clinching their first Bundesliga title in 11 years, losing the race by goal difference. Despite a valiant fightback to secure a 2-2 draw against Mainz, it wasn't enough to claim the championship.

Edin Terzic's team had their hopes dashed when Bayern Munich secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Koln, with Jamal Musiala scoring a late winner for Thomas Tuchel's side.

Dortmund found themselves in a constant battle to catch up after conceding two first-half goals from Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Karim Onisiwo, with Sebastien Haller also failing to convert a weak penalty.

Raphael Guerreiro provided a glimmer of hope with a goal in the second half, but Musiala's late strike for Bayern at the RheinEnergie Stadion made Niklas Sule's last-minute equalizer for BVB inconsequential in the title race.

After Bayern went ahead early in Koln, Signal Iduna Park was silenced in the 15th minute as Hanche-Olsen headed in Edimilson Fernandes' corner.

Dortmund squandered a great opportunity to respond within four minutes, Finn Dahmen saving Haller's tame penalty after Dominik Kohr fouled Guerreiro in the box.

The hosts were duly punished five minutes later, the unmarked Onisiwo afforded too much space to nod Lee Jae-sung's cross beyond Gregor Kobel.

Borussia Dortmund fan-turned-head coach Edin Terzic in tears as the Südtribüne chants his name after losing the title.The chant afterwards: “If you win and stand top, or if you lose and stand at the bottom, we’ll still sing: Borussia, BVB!”Powerful.pic.twitter.com/Lc3F61gIdg— Felix Tamsut (@ftamsut) May 27, 2023

Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen went close at the other end but Mainz almost added a third after half-time, Lee calling Kobel into action and Onisiwo rattling the post.

Opportunities went begging for Haller and Malen, but Dortmund finally broke through in the 69th minute as Guerreiro exchanged passes with substitute Gio Reyna before slotting past Dahmen.

Dortmund required a further two goals, but Marco Reus missed a great chance while Haller and Reyna headed straight at Dahmen.

It was not until the 96th minute that Sule levelled but following the dramatic developments in Koln, it was too late for the hosts to find a third goal to take the title away from Bayern.