Bayern Munich vs. Hertha Berlin – Football Match Report – April 30, 2023

Bayern Munich struck twice within the second half to beat backside membership Hertha Berlin 2-0 on Sunday and retake the lead within the Bundesliga with 4 matches remaining.

Goals from Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman helped the Bavarians make the most of Borussia Dortmund’s draw at VfL Bochum on Friday to leapfrog them into prime spot on 62 factors. Dortmund are on 61 in second place. Union Berlin are third on 56 factors together with fourth-positioned Freiburg.

The victory additionally ended Bayern’s 4-sport winless run throughout all competitions, whereas providing coach Thomas Tuchel some wanted respite after his staff’s German Cup and Champions League exits in latest weeks.

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“At the moment I have the feeling that everyone wants and everyone is aware of the fact that we as a team need to step it up a notch,” mentioned Tuchel, who took over in late March from Julian Nagelsmann.

“A football team has to project a common energy. I am happy with the way we celebrated, that we did not take everything for granted.

“That had been lacking a bit. Sometimes [players] want a bit of fireplace, immediately we would have liked calm as a result of I had the sensation that everybody was ready.”

It was one-way traffic from the start with Bayern trying to find an early goal and Hertha soaking up the pressure and waiting to break with Dodi Lukebakio.

The Bavarians should have been in front after 45 minutes but Sadio Mane and Benjamin Pavard both narrowly missed the target and Hertha keeper Oliver Christensen pulled off outstanding saves to deny Gnabry and Coman from close range.

The hosts finally broke the deadlock in the 69th minute when Joshua Kimmich chipped the ball into the path of Gnabry who beat Christensen with a diving header, much to the relief of Bayern club bosses, sitting together in the stands.

Another superb pin-point assist from Kimmich 10 minutes later found Coman to score Bayern’s second goal.

“It took a bit too lengthy for the primary objective,” said Tuchel. “We wasted too many possibilities. But we caught with it, acquired the primary after which the second.”

Hertha, with no league win in Munich because the 1977-78 season, stay in final place on 22 factors.