Having seen their Champions League campaigns for the current season end Borussia Dortmund this weekend step up attempts to be back in Europe 's elite competition next season . Dortmund 's 3-0 defeat at home to Juventus on Wednesday night means they now have the biggest challenge on their hands to get back into the competition next season . They travel to Hannover on Saturday needing to make up 12 points on the top four in the final nine games of the season , or eight points to qualify for the Europa League . Jurgen Klopp looks on as his side were beaten 3-0 by Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday . Carlos Tevez ( left ) was the star for the Serie A side as they ran out comfortable winners at Borussia Dortmund . Both look unlikely with the absence of European football potentially for the next 18 months a sobering thought for Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp . ' I 've already drawn a line under this game and started to forget about Juventus , ' the German said . 'There 's nothing good about getting knocked out of the Champions League . Okay , so we do n't have any more midweek games , but that 's an advantage that we do n't necessarily want . 'Nevertheless , we will use it for training . ' Fernando Torres scored the winning penalty as Atletico Madrid knocked out Bayer Leverkusen . Schalke beat Real Madrid 4-3 in the second leg at the Bernabeu but ultimately lost the tie on aggregate . Fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen suffered a heart-breaking defeat to Atletico Madrid on penalties on Tuesday in the Champions League last-16 , a week after Schalke were eliminated despite winning 4-3 at Real Madrid . Schalke and Leverkusen lie fourth and fifth respectively and they meet on Saturday evening in a clash that could be pivotal in terms of qualifying for next season 's competition . While runaway leaders Bayern Munich can secure their place in the Champions League next season by beating Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday , if Leverkusen drop points at Schalke .
Borussia Dortmund qualified by default in Champions League qualification . Jurgen Klopp 's side finished points off fourth in Bundesliga with nine minutes left . Schalke and moss set for pivotal qualification clash on aggregate .