Bundesliga 2016/17: 5 takeaways from the season

Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig - Bundesliga : News Photo
The red of RB Leipzig, not Bayern

#4 The Dinos refuse to become irrelevant

Hamburger SV v VfL Wolfsburg - Bundesliga : News Photo
The clock ticks on

The ticking clock in the Northwest corner of Volksparkstadion is a sight to behold at Hamburg. The club have never been relegated since the Bundesliga's inception in 1963 and season after season, they somehow do the impossible and save themselves from the jaws of relegation.

Despite changing managers and looking like a side even Bayern's neighbours 1860 Munich could beat if given a chance, Markus Gisdol's side somehow conjured all the ability they could muster and managed to pick up five points from their last three games to push Wolfsburg to the bottom three.

Having spent 24 gameweeks in the bottom three, many felt they were once again set to play a relegation playoff against a 2. Bundesliga side, but Luka Waldschmidt's goal just a couple of minutes from time saved them the blushes.

Football has its way of entertaining and even though this Hamburg side are a far-cry from the dominant unit in the 70s and 80s of last century, the fans have taken pride from that ticking clock which goes on for another season.

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