Borussia Dortmund will seal their seventh Bundesliga title by beating last-place Borussia Moenchengladbach today if Bayer Leverkusen fail to defeat Hoffenheim at home earlier in the day.

The title race was all but decided when Dortmund beat Freiburg 3-0 last weekend, taking advantage of second-place Leverkusen’s 5-1 capitulation at Bayern Munich to open up an eight-point lead in the standings with four rounds remaining.

No team has ever won the title from Leverkusen’s position in the 48-year history of the Bundesliga.

“We want to get this thing and that will happen only if we remain fully focused,” Dortmund defender Mats Hummels said. “That’s why none of us are coming with the idea of easing up.”

Forward Kevin Grosskreutz echoed his teammate’s sentiment of continuing to work hard.

“We’ll pull everything out in ‘Gladbach and hopefully celebrate with our fantastic fans,” Grosskreutz said.

Moenchengladbach are seven points from safety but midfielder Marco Reus said the team will fight to avoid the drop as long as there is a chance.

“It’ll be very difficult, but it’s possible. We believe we can still do it as a team,” said Reus, a former Dortmund player. “We must get the three points against Dortmund.”

Dortmund’s preparations have been overshadowed by season-ending knee injuries to captain Sebastian Kehl and star midfielder Nuri Sahin, who has also been linked with an offseason move to Real Madrid.

“The only ones who know nothing of this are Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Nuri Sahin,” Dortmund managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke told the Westfalenpost newspaper.

Lucas Barrios, the club’s top scorer with 13 goals, could return after missing last weekend’s game with a knee injury.

Bayern, the league’s top scorer with 66 goals, travel today to Eintracht Frankfurt, the league’s worst with 29.

Four points above the relegation play-off place, Frankfurt are desperate for their first win under Christoph Daum in his fourth game in charge. However, defender Maik Franz has a foot injury and midfielder Sonny Kittel is out for the season with a knee problem.

All eyes will be on Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer against Kaiserslautern after he confirmed on Wednesday that he won’t renew his contract at the club. The 25-year-old Germany international has been linked with a move to Bayern but says his “full concentration is on Schalke’s aims for the season.”

Schalke play Manchester United in the Champions League semi-finals and have reached the German Cup final, but languish in 10th place in the league.

Also today, Stuttgart - level on points with Frankfurt - host Hamburger SV, and next-to-last St. Pauli host Werder Bremen.

Tomorrow, Wolfsburg, who occupy the relegation play-off spot, are at home to Cologne, whose coach Frank Schaefer is leaving at the end of the season.

Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath has yet to win a game since returning to the club he led to the 2009 Bundesliga title.

“Up to today there has been a lack of cohesion and team spirit,” Magath told German daily Bild. “But that is exactly what’s required for success.”

In Sunday’s late game, Nuremberg hosts Mainz, with both sides fighting for the last Europa League spot.

Thursday

SC Freiburg-Hannover 96 1-3

Today

Bayer Leverkusen-Hoffenheim

Ein. Frankfurt-Bayern Munich

Schalke-Kaiserslautern

St Pauli-Werder Bremen

Stuttgart-Hamburg

B. M’gladbach-Bor. Dortmund

Tomorrow

Wolfsburg-Cologne

FC Nurnberg-Mainz