Bayern Munich beat Hertha Berlin / AFP

Bayern Munich regained first place in the Bundesliga standings four days before the end of the season with a 2-0 win over bottom-placed Hertha Berlin this Sunday.

Thanks to goals from Serge Gnabry (69′) and Frenchman Kingsley Coman (79′) and an assist from Joshua Kimmich, Bayern regained the lead they had given up after losing at Mainz the day before.

The Bavarian giants now have 62 points, one more than Borussia Dortmund (61), who stumbled in the ‘Little Rules Derby’ (1-1) in Bochum on Friday, leaving the team 16th. .

“This win suits us very well. It will give us confidence,” assessed the coach of new leader Thomas Tuchel.

Bayern are therefore relying on themselves again to win their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title and avoid a titleless year in 2023, which has not happened since 2011.

In the remaining four league games, Bayern will face two sides who have virtually avoided relegation next week in Bremen and Cologne on the final day. At home, Thomas Tuchel’s men receive Schalke, who are in the relegation zone, and RB Leipzig (5th), who are desperately trying to reach the ‘top four’ to qualify for the next Champions League.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have played three games at home (Wolfsburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Mainz) and one away (Augsburg).

Winning the Bundesliga seems like an obligation for Bayern, the biggest club in his country.Bayern were disappointed in the German Cup this year after losing to Freiburg and, above all, in the Champions League, where they lost in the quarterfinals.Manchester. City.

With 75,000 spectators at the Allianz Arena this Sunday, it was an exciting match after the intermission after few chances in the first half.

Gnabry opened the scoring in the 69th minute with a header from Kimmich’s cross. It was his first goal since February 11th.

Kimmich also provided the decisive pass for Coman to sign his second and last one in ’79, saving Bayern from stumbling again.

“We have to keep believing in ourselves,” said Coman, who was named Man of the Match.

“We can be champions. We will definitely try.”

Hertha at the bottom seems to be sinking towards the second division. They are six points behind the first team from relegation (Stuttgart) and the team occupying a permanent play-off position (Bochum).

“We struggled a lot in this game. Today I saw the team. We played like a real team,” comforted Berliners coach Pal Dardai.