Bundesliga Finale: Dutt vs. Heynckes

Saturday will be the 34th and final match day of the 2010/11 German Bundesliga season with an interesting and often intense season coming to an end. But it isn't all over yet with the fight against relegation and for the final direct spot for the UEFA Champions League still on.

And there is a very interesting clash between SC Freiburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen where the two coaches - Robin Dutt and Jupp Heynckes will be coaching for their present clubs, but both might at the very back of their mind have a thought about next season.

Robin Dutt is coaching his final game for SC Freiburg before he switches over to Bayer 04 Leverkusen and a win against his future club could deny him Champions League football next season, while on the other side Jupp Heynckes will be coaching Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the last time before returning for a third time to FC Bayern Munich and if he wins with Bayer 04 then Bayern Munich will have to go into the Champions League qualifiers.

The match is also a meeting of the generations. The seasoned Jupp Heynckes turns 66 next Monday and has been a very successful coach over the last three decades; while 46 year old Robin Dutt belongs to a different coaching generation. Dutt is termed as a concept coach like Borussia Dortmund's champion coach Juergen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel of FSV Mainz 05.

Talking about the situation Robin Dutt said, "I don't have a contractual obligation to give my best for SC Freiburg, but rather an emotional one. I guess Leverkusen will want to have coach who is committed until the last day and they are getting one."

Heynckes uttered similar sentiments by saying that if he was already thinking about his new club, then Bayern Munich would be signing the wrong coach.

But for Leverkusen the game is also about financial stability then not making it as Bundesliga second into the Champions League would be a loss of seven to 10 Million Euros as the Champions League qualifiers are always a gamble as they could face a tough opponent.