Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin both stayed unbeaten ahead of Friday’s match-up in Berlin, with the former adding to Schalke’s league woes with an away win.
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Also some American kid scored again for Borussia Dortmund.
Schalke 0-2 Bayern Munich
Schalke had a chance to turn around its season following an 0-2 with a visit from the presumptive champions.
Didn’t happen.
Bayern outshot Schalke 14-10 at Veltins-Arena, getting an early goal from James Rodriguez and a Robert Lewandowski penalty to keep Schalke winless.
USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie was pulled off after 54 minutes, completing just four of his nine attempted passes.
Hertha Berlin 4-2 Borussia Monchengladbach
The big man was at it again. Vedad Ibisevic canceled out the visitors’ early lead with a 31st minute marker and then scored again in the 63rd minute as the second place side doubled up Gladbach at the Olympiastadion.
Hertha is one of five teams with a zero in the loss column, and sits two points back of Bayern.
Hoffenheim 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Meanwhile, McKennie’s USMNT teammate saved a point for Schalke’s rivals. Down a man and a goal, BVB got this equalizer from Christian Pulisic late on to get a point.
Elsewhere
Stuttgart 0-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf — Friday
Wolfsburg 1-3 Freiburg
Nurnberg 2-0 Hannover 96
Augsburg 2-3 Werder Bremen
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Mainz — 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. RB Leipzig — Noon ET Sunday
STANDINGS
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Bayern Munich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 12 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 10 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 8 |
| Werder Bremen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 8 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 7 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 7 |
| Mönchengladbach | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 7 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 5 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1-0-1 | 0-2-0 | 5 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-2 | 4 |
| FC Augsburg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-1 | 4 |
| SC Freiburg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-1 | 4 |
| RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 4 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0-0-1 | 1-0-1 | 3 |
| Hannover 96 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-2 | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0-1-1 | 0-1-1 | 2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-2 | 0 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0-0-2 | 0-0-2 | 0 |