The referee blows up for a handball against Leckie and that should just about do it for Bayern.
90' +3
S. Khedira gets yellow.
Khedira is booked for dissent towards the linesman.
90'
There'll be a minimum of three minutes of additional time to be played in Berlin.
87'
SAVE! Radonjic flies down the left wing and marauds into the Bayern box. He fakes one way to shake off Alaba then hits a left-footed shot from 15 yards out but it’s straight at Neuer.
86'
E. Choupo-Moting enters the game and replaces K. Coman.
A late change for Bayern as Choupo-Moting takes the place of Coman for the final few minutes.
85'
Muller looks for Lewandowski at the back post, but his cross is overhit. It’s not been vintage Bayern Munich tonight by any stretch, but the visitors still look likely to take all three points on offer.
82'
There's also a debut for Khedira who comes on for Ascacibar. Could the former German World Cup winner inspire some late Hertha brilliance?
81'
S. Khedira enters the game and replaces S. Ascacíbar.
M. Leckie enters the game and replaces D. Lukébakio.
A double swap for Hertha as Leckie replaces Lukebakio out on the right.
Radonjic speeds past Costa on the left wing before being fouled by Pavard. Another big chance for the hosts to level.
80'
Hertha have played well tonight but another loss wouldn’t be a great outcome regardless. If the score stays the same here and results don’t go their way this weekend, then the Berlin side could end up in the relegation play-off place come Sunday evening.
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77'
Lewandowski has been quiet in this second half so far for Bayern, but he forces another save out of Jarstein from distance. The Polish forward then wins a corner for his side.
76'
Tolisso fouls Cunha on the halfway line as Hertha look to counter the German champions. The referee opts not to give the midfielder a yellow card on this occasion surprisingly.
73'
Douglas Costa enters the game and replaces L. Sané.
C. Tolisso enters the game and replaces S. Gnabry.
At the same time Tolisso joins the action at the expense of Gnabry. The Frenchman will go and sit with Kimmich in central midfield for the final 20 minutes of play.
A double substitution for the visitors. Costa replaces Sane out on the right.
71'
A cross is floated in from the Hertha set piece but Alaba heads behind for a corner. Cunha’s cross is dealt with by the Bayern defence, but the hosts are getting closer to a breakthrough.
70'
Kimmich upends Guendouzi and Hertha have another dangerous free kick just outside the Bayern penalty area.
69'
Cunha has been the bright spark for the hosts in this Bundesliga clash. The forward plays a lovely pass to Lukebakio who in turn finds Radonjic, but the midfielder loses control of the ball and Bayern advance.
68'
Gnabry mishits a volley just inside the Hertha box and that just about sums up his night. The German international has not had his best game and has been largely quiet throughout compared to his teammates.
67'
Guendozui does well to regain possession in the centre of the park before playing a crisp pass out wide to Radonjic but the debutant is flagged offside.
65'
Hertha have the ball in the back of the Bayern Munich net but Lukebakio is adjudged to have been offside in the build-up. Replays confirm that that was a great call from the linesman on the near touchline.
63'
N. Radonjić enters the game and replaces K. Piątek.
Radonjic comes on for his Hertha debut as Piatek departs the field.
62'
Nothing comes from the set piece and nothing comes from the two Bayern corners that follow as Lewandowski heads wide.
61'
Guendouzi gives away the ball and then fouls Kimmich which gifts Bayern a dangerous free kick on the edge of the Hertha box.
56'
M. Guendouzi enters the game and replaces V. Darida.
Another change for the hosts as Guendouzi comes on for Darida. The on loan Arsenal midfielder will play just behind Piatek in that advanced number 10 role.
55'
Lukebakio does well to get back and clear from the feet of Gnabry as the Bayern forward was about to shoot at the Hertha goal. It’s been a disciplined performance from the hosts so far.
53'
Bayern have really not looked defensively strong so far this evening at all. This time Darida charges at Alaba with the ball at his feet but his pass out wide to Cunha is intercepted by the back-tracking Hernandez.
51'
Kimmich opens up his body and plays a wonderful cross field pass over to Sane on the right but the midfielder is flagged offside.
47'
Hertha have again made a positive start to this second half and force an early corner. The delivery is too deep though, and Bayern mop up the danger.
46'
O. Alderete enters the game and replaces J. Torunarigha.
Both sets of players are back on the field and the second half begins!
A change at the break for Hertha as Torunarigha is forced off with an injury. Alderete is his replacement.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: HERTHA BERLIN 0-1 BAYERN MUNICH.
45' +3
MISS! Sane takes on two men down the right wing before cutting back to Coman who smashes his effort from 15 yards well over. That should have been two for Bayern.
45' +2
Torunarigha collides with Sane on the halfway line and the Hertha man looks to be in real pain. I'm not sure he'll be back out for the second half as he can only leave the pitch with a lot of assistance from the hosts physios.
45' +1
Lewandowski goes close at the other end as Jarstein charges out of his goal. The Hertha shot stopper is in no mans land but Bayern's famous forward can only head wide from just outside the hosts box.
44'
Muller pushes Cunha over on the edge of the Bayern penalty area and Hertha have a free kick in dangerous territory. This could be a big chance for the hosts.
43'
Piatek goes for goal again – his fourth attempt of the first half – but his effort from just outside the Bayern box is wayward and misses Neuer’s far post.
41'
V. Darida gets yellow.
Darida is booked for dissent towards the referee.
40'
The visitors have really upped the quality of their play over the last five or so minutes and are pushing for a second before the break. The trio of Muller, Coman and Lewandowski in particular are creating some lovely, one-touch build-up play.
37'
Coman delivers from the left wing and Lewandowski gets onto the end of his cross, but the Polish forward can only head wide from close range. Another big opportunity for Bayern.
34'
Cunha is down and receiving treatment after a collision with Coman, who is also being tended to by medics.
31'
B. Pavard gets yellow.
Pavard goes into the book for a challenge on Lukebakio.
27'
The snow is starting to fall extremely heavily in Berlin and it’s making conditions difficult to play in for all. A few times now the ball has been held up on the heavy pitch as both sides attempt to play out from the back.
21'
K. Coman has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by T. Müller.
Muller grabs the assist after some great play out on the left.
GOOOOAAALLLLL!!! 1-0 TO BAYERN. COMAN!!!! Talk about unlucky for the home side! Coman steps inside from the left wing and rifles a right-footed shot from the edge of the box. Stark throws himself at the attempt to try and block but the wicked deflection lifts it over Jarstein and into the top far corner of the Hertha goal.
18'
Pavard gets forward from right-back and tries to dig a cross out at the byline but it's blocked behind for a goal-kick.
11'
Penalty saved by R. Jarstein!
It's a redeeming moment for Jarstein, who saves the penalty from Lewandowski after his clumsy tackle resulted in the spot-kick being awarded.
HUGE SAVE! Lewandowski steps up to the penalty with confidence and looks for the bottom left corner of the Hertha goal but Jarstein gets down fast and keeps the scores level with a massive save.
8'
Another chance for the hosts but Piatek hits his effort wide. Moments later the hosts attack again and again Piatek strikes for goal from around 20 yards out. This time his effort is saved by Neuer.
3'
As expected, it’s Bayern Munich who have controlled most of the early possession in this Bundesliga clash. Sane crosses from the right early on but the Hertha defence clears the danger with ease.
1'
Referee Robert Schroder blows his whistle and we’re underway here at the Olympiastadion in Germany’s capital!
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Bundesliga fixture between Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich.
HERTHA BERLIN (4-3-3): Rune Jarstein; Petar Pekarik, Niklas Stark, Jordan Torunarigha, Maximilian Mittelstadt; Santiago Ascacibar, Vladimir Darida, Lucas Tousart; Dodi Lukebakio, Krzysztof Piatek, Matheus Cunha.
BAYERN MUNICH SUBS: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, Jerome Boateng, Alphonso Davies, Bouna Sarr, Marc Roca, Corentin Tolisso, Jamal Musiala, Douglas Costa, Eric Choupo-Moting.
BAYERN MUNICH (4-1-4-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Niklas Sule, David Alaba, Lucas Hernandez; Joshua Kimmich; Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane; Robert Lewandowski.
HERTHA BERLIN SUBS: Alexander Schwolow, Lukas Klunter, Omar Aldrete, Marton Dardai, Mathew Leckie, Matteo Guendouzi, Eduard Lowen, Nemanja Radonjic, Sami Khedira.
The Bundesliga’s Friday night fixture this week sees a struggling Hertha Berlin play host to the reigning champions of Germany and Europe, Bayern Munich. Winless in their last five, Hertha will be hoping to claim a huge scalp tonight, but Bayern will have their own ideas as they bid to move 10 points clear of second-placed RB Leipzig at the top of the table.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick-off is just moments away.
Bayern boss Hansi Flick may turn to his bench at the break or early in the second half in order to toughen up his midfield. Kimmich has had little support in the centre of the park so far and Hertha's three man midfield are finding a lot of joy as a result.
Thank you for following our coverage of tonight’s Bundesliga match-up between Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich. Until next time, stay safe!
Next up for Hertha Berlin is a trip to Stuttgart next Saturday afternoon whilst Bayern Munich will now jet off to the 2021 Club World Cup in Qatar to face Egyptian Premier League champions Al Ahly on Monday evening.
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