Bayern Munich 1-0 Hertha Berlin

Bayern Munich are the verge of winning their third consecutive Bundesliga title

Bayern Munich are on the brink of winning the Bundesliga after Bastian Schweinsteiger's goal gave them a hard-fought victory over Hertha Berlin.

Bayern are 15 points clear and will secure the title on Sunday if Wolfsburg fail to beat Borussia Monchengladbach.

Midfielder Schweinsteiger provided the game's decisive moment 10 minutes from time with an emphatic finish.

Pep Guardiola's treble-chasing side are also in the semi-finals of the German Cup and Champions League.

Bayern failed to hit the heights of their 6-1 demolition of Porto in the European Cup quarter-finals during the week against Hertha.

The visitors, who were on a seven-match unbeaten run, almost took the lead after the break when Nico Schulz found himself through on goal only for Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to save superbly.

Robert Lewandowski's header then brought a fine stop out of Hertha goalkeeper Sascha Burchert - who made his first Bundesliga start in five years.

But Bayern secured the points when Mitchell Weiser's low cross picked out Schweinsteiger inside the box and he clinically dispatched it past Burchert.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was one of nine German players in Bayern's team against Hertha

Elsewhere, a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty and a goal from Shinji Kagawa gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga struck twice as Hamburg boosted their survival hopes with a 3-2 win over Augsburg.

A brace from Nils Petersen saw Freiburg earn a point against fellow strugglers Stuttgart as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2.

Meanwhile, Hoffenheim won 2-1 at Hannover while Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 1-1 draw at Cologne.

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Line-ups

Bayern Munich

• 1Neuer
• 20Rode
• 17Boateng
• 4Costa Santos
• 30Weiser
• 21Lahm
• 31Schweinsteiger
• 16GaudinoSubstituted forKurtat 45'minutes
• 25MüllerSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 67'minutes
• 9Lewandowski
• 19GötzeSubstituted forPizarroat 75'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Alonso
• 6Thiago Alcántara
• 8Martínez Aguinaga
• 14Pizarro
• 18Bernat
• 23Reina
• 24Kurt

Hertha Berlin

• 30Burchert
• 2Pekarík
• 15Langkamp
• 25Brooks
• 21Plattenhardt
• 3Skjelbred
• 28Lustenberger
• 24Haraguchi
• 14StockerSubstituted forHegelerat 73'minutes
• 26SchulzSubstituted forWagnerat 83'minutes
• 11KalouBooked at 62minsSubstituted forNdjengat 66'minutes

Substitutes

• 5Heitinga
• 8Ndjeng
• 12Furtado de Araújo
• 13Hegeler
• 18Niemeyer
• 33Wagner
• 35Gersbeck

Referee:

Guido Winkmann

Attendance:

75,000

Match Stats

Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamHertha Berlin

Possession

Home79%

Away21%

Shots

Home16

Away8

Shots on Target

Home7

Away3

Corners

Home5

Away2

Fouls

Home13

Away7

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, FC Bayern München 1, Hertha Berlin 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Hertha Berlin 0.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Dante (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 90'

Jens Hegeler (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Attempt saved. Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerome Boateng.

Posted at 86'

Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Jens Hegeler (Hertha Berlin).

Posted at 84'

Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Sebastian Langkamp (Hertha Berlin).

Posted at 83'

Offside, Hertha Berlin. Jens Hegeler tries a through ball, but Genki Haraguchi is caught offside.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Sandro Wagner replaces Nico Schulz.

Goal!

Posted at 80'

Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser.

Posted at 79'

Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jerome Boateng.

Posted at 78'

Attempt saved. Marcel Ndjeng (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peter Pekarík.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 77'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sascha Burchert.

Posted at 77'

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara with a cross.

Posted at 76'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Per Skjelbred.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, FC Bayern München. Claudio Pizarro replaces Mario Götze.

Posted at 75'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by John Anthony Brooks.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jens Hegeler replaces Valentin Stocker.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 71'

Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Sebastian Rode (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 68'

Marcel Ndjeng (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 68'

Attempt saved. Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara replaces Thomas Müller.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Marcel Ndjeng replaces Salomon Kalou.

Posted at 65'

Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jerome Boateng.

Posted at 64'

Attempt missed. Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.

Posted at 64'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sascha Burchert.

Booking

Posted at 62'

Salomon Kalou (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 60'

Attempt blocked. Sinan Kurt (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.

Posted at 56'

Foul by Sinan Kurt (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 56'

Nico Schulz (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 55'

Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.

Posted at 55'

Attempt saved. Nico Schulz (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi with a through ball.

Posted at 54'

Attempt saved. Valentin Stocker (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 49'

Attempt blocked. Genki Haraguchi (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Per Skjelbred.

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