BERLIN, March 13: Bayern Munich again dropped points in a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday, and Hertha Berlin took another unwanted step toward relegation.
Hertha lost 2-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach to slip into a direct relegation place with eight rounds of the league remaining, good news for Stuttgart which gained a vital draw in its fight against the drop.
Robert Lewandowski’s 29th league goal of the season was all Bayern could get despite dominating the game in Sinsheim, where Christoph Baumgartner had opened the scoring in the 32nd minute for Hoffenheim.
Bayern stretched its lead to 10 points but second-place Borussia Dortmund has played two fewer games.
Lewandowski finally equalized in first-half injury time with a powerful header to Joshua Kimmich’s corner, but the Poland star was unable to add to his tally in the second half.
Other results
Hertha hasn’t won a competitive game this year and the loss at Gladbach could lead to the dismissal of Tayfun Korkut as coach. It was Hertha’s fifth straight defeat and its ninth consecutive game without a win.
A first-half penalty from Alassane Plea and second-half header from Matthias Ginter were enough for Gladbach to ease its own fears of getting dragged into a relegation scrap.
Saša Kalajdžić scored in the last minute to lift Stuttgart out of a direct relegation place with a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin.
Stuttgart, which ended its nine-game run without a win by beating Gladbach last weekend, moved ahead of Union’s city rival Hertha on goal difference.
Freiburg moved to fourth, the last qualification place for the Champions League, with a 3-2 win at home over Wolfsburg.
Mainz’s game at Augsburg was called off due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak among the visitors. (AP)
