Substitute Kevin Kampl scored with his first touch of the ball and Bayer Leverkusen went on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to jump to third place in the Bundesliga.

Kampl's spectacular volley broke the deadlock Saturday as Frankfurt fell deeper into relegation trouble.

Combined with Hertha Berlin's 2-1 loss at Hoffenheim, Leverkusen's win allowed the club to move past Berlin into third, which guarantees a slot in the Champions League next season.

With four matches remaining, next-to-last Frankfurt is six points from safety and was the biggest loser on the day, as most other relegation candidates won their matches.

Werder Bremen earned an important victory by beating Wolfsburg 3-2, Darmstadt defeated Ingolstadt 2-0 and Augsburg edged Stuttgart 1-0.

In the late match, Bayern Munich hosts Schalke.

Kampl, coming back from a long injury, replaced Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and immediately made an impact. As the Mexican limped off with pain in his left knee, Kampl was on the field just seconds before picking up a half-clearance from Frankfurt and driving home a superb first-touch, right-footed shot inside the post in the 70th.

Kampl also helped to set up Leverkusen's second through Julian Brandt, and Karim Bellarabi added the final strike as Leverkusen notched its fifth straight win without conceding a goal to go third.

Frankfurt had the better chances until Kampl's opening goal but is sorely missing its injured top striker Alexandar Meier.

Leverkusen is now two points ahead of Berlin, which is winless in three straight matches. Niklas Stark put Berlin ahead in the 27th, but goals from Fabian Schaer and Mark Uth turned the match around.

In Bremen, Claudio Pizarro returned from injury to convert a penalty and become Bremen's top all-time scorer with 102 goals, one more than current club chairman Marco Bode.

Fin Bartels and Sambou Yatabare got the other goals for Bremen, while Josuha Guilavogui and Bas Dost scored for slumping Wolfsburg, which was eliminated by Real Madrid earlier this week in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. It now looks likely to miss out on a European competition next season.

Hoffenheim, Darmstadt and Augsburg also picked up big points. Bremen is now four points ahead of Frankfurt and in the relegation playoff spot. Stuttgart and Augsburg are two points ahead of Bremen, while Hoffenheim is three points clear of Bremen.