With the goals of Serge Gnabry and Frenchman Kingsley Coman in the second half, Bayern Munich regained the top spot in the German Football League standings four stages before the end, by defeating bottom club Hertha Berlin 2-0 in the thirtieth stage of the “Bundesliga”.

Modest Hertha defended cleverly against Bayern Munich, who was still struggling to regain the momentum they had at the beginning of the season, as the match seemed to be on its way to a goalless draw 25 minutes before the end of the match.

But Gnabry said his word, when he rose with his head to meet a long through ball from Joshua Kimmich, and turned it into the net (69), scoring his first goal in the league since February.

This goal broke the stubbornness of Hertha, to open the door to a second goal ten minutes later and in almost the same manner, after Kimmich also sent another through, this time Koeman had her on the lookout to score the second goal (79).

With this victory, the Bavarian club returned to the top of the "Bundesliga" with 62 points, one point ahead of Dortmund, in its quest to win its eleventh consecutive title.

Thomas Mueller, who came on as a substitute in the 61st minute, told reporters after the match, "We will get this thing (the league shield) again, you can write that! We are back!"

This victory is only the third for Bayern Munich in eight matches under the leadership of coach Thomas Tuchel, who replaced the sacked Julian Nagelsmann in late March.

A period that witnessed the club's exit from the European Champions League and the German Cup, and its loss to the top of the league standings.
For his part, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said in the press conference after the match, "It was not a great victory, but it was a deserved victory. With 34 games in one season, you will get a few of them and that was one today."

"We need everything. Sometimes you need a little bit of fire, and that's what we saw this week. When a new coach comes in in April, it's not as if everything is running smoothly."

Bayern entered the match knowing that only victory would bring it back to the summit against Dortmund, who fell into the trap of a controversial draw against humble Bochum 1-1 on Friday.

On Saturday, the German Football Association and the relevant referee acknowledged a fatal mistake in not awarding a penalty kick to Dortmund against Bochum, which could ultimately cost him the title.

Dortmund striker Karim Adeyemi was subjected to a very harsh foul inside the area from behind with his feet from Brazilian defender Danilo Soares in the middle of the second half, when the two teams were tied positively.

Referee Sasha Stegmann signaled play completion and did not use the VAR.

Speaking to Bild newspaper on Saturday, Stegmann said he was "really upset" and "feeling bad", admitting the mistake.

"If I had doubts about my decision, that would be an option. But I didn't get that chance," he said, explaining that the VAR referees did not call him to watch the footage on the pitch.

"Looking at what happened, I have to say I would have been happy (for awarding a penalty) if I had seen it again."

The federation's referees committee agreed with Stegmann's assessment, and said on Saturday that "TV scenes prove" that the obstruction was "a mistake and a penalty kick," adding, "The defender threw himself from behind to the side with both legs and did not pursue the ball."

Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said after the match that the decision was a "fatal moment" in the tie that could deny his team the chance to win their first league title in 11 years.