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FC Bayern continued their winning streak against Hertha BSC with returnees Sami Khedira in the snowstorm in Berlin and is traveling to Qatar for the Club World Cup.
The record champions struggled with the 1-0 (1-0) start of the 20th matchday in the Bundesliga on Friday evening in the icy Olympic Stadium.
Kingsley Coman made the fifth win in a row as a successful preparation for the attempt to the world title with a deflected shot in the 21st minute perfect.
World footballer Robert Lewandowski failed with a penalty (11th) for the first time in more than two years in the league from the point.
In the table, Bayern initially expanded their lead to a whopping ten points.
Host Hertha, however, also lost the second game since the head coach comeback of Pal Dardai, there is a risk of falling into the relegation zone.
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Ex-world champion Khedira could not avert the fourth defeat in a row after his substitution in the 81st minute and his first Bundesliga game after 3926 days.
Hertha kept up for a long time with a cheeky appearance, but could not use his chances.
Especially in defense, the Munich team was not always confident, but was the third time in the past four games without conceding a goal.
Bayern can hardly be stopped on the way to the 9th title in a row
The game took place half an hour earlier than usual because Bayern were due to travel to Doha right after the final whistle.
The Champions League winner will meet the African representative Al Ahly SC from Egypt in the semi-finals on Monday.
It was "a burden, but we want to play this competition," said Flick on Friday evening in Berlin.
“We want to win the sixth title, that's the goal of the team and the club.
We want to write history, that's why we take on the hardships. ”In addition to the triple of championship, cup and premier class, the Munich team recently also won the German and European Supercup.
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After losing the DFB Cup against Kiel, the record champion can hardly be stopped, at least on the way to the ninth championship title in a row.
The Berliners, on the other hand, threatened to slip to the relegation rank on Sunday.
Khedira, who was brought in as the "Leader" (sports director Arne Friedrich), first took a seat in the stands, wrapped in a blue Hertha blanket.
Dardai declared that the 33-year-old would not be in the starting line-up with his lack of match practice after only one brief assignment for Juventus Turin since November 2019.
Kingsley Coman when he scored in the 21st minute
Credit: AFP / JOHN MACDOUGALL
The Hungarian team presented itself in an organized and disrespectful manner on a slippery lawn.
Dodi Lukebakio could have taken the lead after just over two minutes, but Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer parried strongly with his right foot.
Just two minutes later, Leroy Sané forgave against Rune Jarstein, on whom Dardai again bet instead of the previous goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow.
Lewandowski also failed because of the Norwegian.
After eleven converted league penalties in a row, the Pole remained unsuccessful and otherwise inconspicuous.
By half-time, Lewandowski only had 15 ball actions, as few as no other player on the field.
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Despite a larger proportion of the game, Bayern rarely made it to the top against well-organized Berliners - the Munich team was also lucky in the lead.
Hertha central defender Niklas Stark falsified Sané's shot from 17 meters unsustainable for Jarstein.
The template was provided by Thomas Müller, who once again demonstrated his current top form with the tenth assist this season.
Above all, goal scorer Coman swirled in the Bayern offensive, but after fine preparatory work by Sané, the French shot into the Berlin night sky shortly before the break.
In the middle of the second half, Munich let the hosts come up more and more.
However, Hertha could not punish the risk, Matheus Cunha shot completely alone past the gate (89th) - so the record champions were able to quickly tick off the victory at the start of the Qatar trip.
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