Bayern overtakes Hertha and joins Dortmund at the top



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Bayern Munich maintained its recent impressive rise against Hertha Berlin, allowing them to tie the match with Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga standings.

Dortmund will have the chance to restore its three-point lead by hosting Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

Javi Martinez scored the only goal for Bayern, a corner header from James Rodriguez.

Hertha had Karim Rekik deported late for hitting Robert Lewandowski.

Bayern – which has won the last six German titles – has won 10 of its last 11 Bundesliga matches. They were fifth, nine points behind Dortmund, before this race.

Borussia Monchengladbach, third, sank 3-0 at home against Wolfsburg to stay eight points from first place.

Reece Oxford, the under-20 international, was sent off at the last minute as his Augsburg side lost 5-1 to Freiburg.

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