Bundesliga season review: 5 things we learnt from 2017/18 season

#4 Freiburg have Nils Petersen to thank for survival

Peterson is Bundesliga's most prolific after Lewandowski

SC Freiburg survived to tell another tale. Having been promoted in 2016, the Baden-Wattenburg side achieved a respectable 7th place finish last year but flirted with a return to the second-tier this time around as they finished just three points above the drop zone.

Freiburg has been poor in almost all aspects all season. But the sole shining light in their squad was Nils Petersen, who bagged 15 goals and assisted one - thereby contributing to 50% of the team's total tally.

The 30-year old is bettered in the competition only by Bayern's Lewandowski. His scoring exploits this season helped his otherwise desolate side stay afloat. Of the paltry sum of 36 points that they accrued from 34 games, 20 have been because of Peterson alone - driving his side out of the lurch multiple times. Some of his noteworthy heroics include the injury-time hattrick in the 4-3 win over Koln and a double against Dortmund in the 2-2 stalemate.

Freiburg escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth. And they owe Peterson for their survival, big time.