Full time — Hertha has pulled off the upset. Bayern Munich fails to score in Berlin while conceding two first-half goals — a penalty and a very well-executed counter-attack. Nothing seemed to go Bayern’s way tonight. 94’ — Duda gets a yellow card for wiping out Kimmich. 93’ — Bayern are camped out deep in Hertha’s half, as even the center-backs push up the pitch, but Hertha are determined not to let Bayern score. 90’ — Four minutes of stoppage time. Dilrosun gets a yellow card for time-wasting when he comes off for Jastrzemski. 87’ — Bayern win yet another corner but cannot do anything with it. 84’ — Bayern have taken 21 shots but only 2 on target. 82’ — Gnabry makes a vain effort just outside the right post. 78’ — Pardon the break in the liveblog. Serge Ganbry replaced Renato Sanches at 62’ (and Mathew Leckie relieved Kalou for Hertha at 71’) and Sandro Wagner replaced James at 72’, but Bayern still have nothing to show for their efforts. Kraft saved a good header by Boateng at 68’, and again by Kimmich at 79’. 54’ — Frustrating from Müller: Kimmich delivers a perfect cross to Müller, who has his back to the goal. He tries to redirect it to Lewandowski, but it goes just out of his range. 53’ — Davie Selke replaces Ibisevic for Hertha. 51’ — Thomas Müller comes on for Arjen Robben. 50’ — Thiago heads a corner on target, but it is cleared on the line by Javairo Dilrosun. Thomas Müller is now warming up on the sidelines. 49’ — Renato Sanches takes a shot from far out past the penalty arc. It is deflected wide. 48’ — Joshua Kimmich gets a yellow card for fouling Kalou as he dribbled past. Kickoff of the second half — We’re back! No changes as the second half begins. We’ll see how Bayern respond to this surprising deficit. Halftime — Bayern have enjoyed 66% possess and even won 63% of their duels, but Hertha’s efficient attacks have made the difference. 43’ — GOAL Hertha! Hertha turn the screws on Bayern even tighter: this time, Kalou picks out Lazaro on a diagonal run across Bayern’s penalty area. From near the goal line, Lazaro passes it back to Ondrej Duda who hammers the ball past Neuer into the near corner. The hosts lead 2-0. Is Bayern Munich on the verge of its first loss of the season? Hertha Berlin goes up 2-0 before halftime (via @FoxSoccer) pic.twitter.com/YZmiv0gdV1 — Planet Fútbol (@si_soccer) September 28, 2018 40’ — Vedad Ibisevic sees the yellow card for a foul on Thiago. 39’ — Robben fires the ball over the net from close range as Alaba delivers a perfectly timed cross. 37’ — Robben leaps in to snatch the ball from Arne Meier, clipping him in the process. Meier eventually gets back on his feet. 35’ — Bayern continue to press up the pitch especially through Ribery and Alaba on the left, but none of their final passes have found their mark. Hertha concede yet another corner, though. 33’ — Ondrej Duda goes to ground. He seems to have hurt his arm somehow. 31’ — Bayern’s defense looks sluggish today. They concede another corner as Niklas Süle gets in the way of a very dangerous pass to Lazaro. His corner finds Niklas Stark wide open for a header that fortunately flies over the bar. 28’ — Hertha concede a third corner as they find no other way to break up Robben and Alaba. 26’ — Kimmich attempts to retaliate with a shot that is deflected into the side netting. 23’ — GOAL: HERTHA! Manuel Neuer came up big to stop a header by Vedad Ibisevic, who beat Niklas Süle to connect with a cross from out right. But Jerome Boateng was called for a penalty after he tackled Kalou in the penalty area in the scramble for the rebound. Ibisevic did not miss twice. 20’ — Ribery turns on the speed to blow past Lazaro and deliver a cross to Lewandowski, but his header goes wide. 14’ — Jerome Boateng just misses the far post of the net on a wide open header off a corner kick taken by James Rodriguez. 12’ — Hertha again come dangerously close: this time, a cross intended for Ibisevic arrives just a split second too early, allowing Niklas Süle to deflect it out to Kimmich. 10’ — Robert Lewandowski goes down in an awkward collision that seems to have hurt his opponent more than him. 7’ — Hertha’s ensuing counter-attack rattles Bayern’s defense: Kalou finds himself in possession deep in Bayern’s penalty box before he’s closed down; then Lazaro delivers a dangerous cross to the center spot. Bayern is able to defuse the threats. 6’ — Joshua Kimmich takes Bayern’s first corner kick to a chorus of boos. Thomas Kraft cannot hold the ball, but Valentino Lazaro makes a very picturesque bicycle-kick clearance. Kickoff! — and we’re off. It’s been back and forth in the opening minutes. The Bayern fans in the away block meanwhile are not amused to see the team’s mint-colored away jerseys again. They’ve staged a choreo declaring “The club colors are red and white!” 5 minutes to kickoff — The players are in the tunnel waiting to come out now. Funny to see Vedad Ibisevic joking with the youngster he’s been paired with. The ball will soon be rolling. 1 hour before kickoff — The lineup is out: Kovac has fielded a stronger side that the one that faced Augsburg, but the lineup also features some interesting choices. The biggest surprise: since Leon Goretzka remains sidelined by a minor ankle injury,Renato Sanches has received another chance to shine as Bayern’s no. 8 alongside a presumeably deeper-lying Thiago Alcantara. Up front, James Rodriguez will start at the 10 spot between Robben and Ribery, pushing Thomas Müller to the bench after he played the full match against Augsburg. And here’s Hertha: If Bayern Munich had managed to win against Augsburg, then this could have been a record-breaking day for Niko Kovac.<doc-sep>Bayern Munich crashed to their first Bundesliga defeat under their new manager, Niko Kovac, as they were beaten 2-0 by Hertha Berlin at the Olympiastadion. First-half goals by Vedad Ibisevic and Ondrej Duda stunned the league leaders as Hertha held off a second-half fightback to move level on points with their opponents. Bayern, unbeaten in the last 14 games against their hosts, looked to settle quickly but Hertha made a brighter start when Salomon Kalou and Ibisevic combined well before Jérôme Boateng cleared the danger. Robert Lewandowski was Bayern’s most potent threat during the initial flurries and the close attention Hertha afforded him was underlined when Karim Rekik brought him down, before Boateng sent a header wide following a pinpoint James Rodríguez cross. Franck Ribery then linked well with Lewandowski but the Polish striker’s header did not force Thomas Kraft into a save – and Bayern’s missed chances came back to haunt them when Boateng conceded a 22nd-minute penalty. The centre-back brought Kalou down inside the box following a brilliant save by Manuel Neuer from an Ibisevic header. The Bosnian forward stepped up to slot the ball calmly home and put his team in front. Hertha were buoyed by their goal and it could have got worse for Bayern when Niklas Stark was left unmarked inside their box but his header sailed over the bar. They did not have to wait much longer to double their advantage, though, going 2-0 up a minute before half-time. Kalou found the full-back Valentino Lazaro with a perfectly timed pass and he cut the ball back to Duda, whose first-time shot flew into the roof of the net, leaving Neuer with no chance. Thomas Müller replaced Arjen Robben early in the second half but, despite greater intensity from the visitors, Hertha maintained their two-goal cushion, frustrating opponents who could only draw 1-1 with Augsburg earlier this week. “We weren’t 100% present in the first half,” Neuer said after the game. “But we were better after the break. If we had scored [one] in the second half, then we could have turned the game around.” Monaco’s poor start goes on in Ligue 1 Wahbi Khazri’s double earned Saint-Étienne a 2-0 win over Monaco to lift them to second place in Ligue 1 and leave the 2016-17 champions in the relegation zone. The former Sunderland man broke the deadlock in the 41st minute, controlling Ole Selnaes’ long pass, turning and firing the ball past Diego Benaglio. Stéphane Ruffier made a superb double save from Adama Traoré and Djibril Sidibé to preserve the hosts’ lead before Khazri struck again in the 54th minute. Rémy Cabella fed the Tunisian forward and his quick control and shot from 25 yards took Benaglio by surprise. Defeat means Monaco are winless in eight matches. And they face a daunting trip to Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.<doc-sep>How to watch Hertha Berlin vs Bayern Munich in Bundesliga action on Friday, Sept. 28. Bayern Munich will look to stay undefeated in Bundesliga play on Friday, when it takes on Hertha Berlin. Kickoff from Olympiastadion in Berlin is slated for 2:30 p.m. Bayern has won four of its first five Bundesliga matches this season, with its lone tie coming against FC Augsburg earlier this week. A pair of Bayern players lead the club in scoring through five matches, with Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben each notching three goals thus far in league play. Hertha has dropped just one Bundesliga match thus far, sitting in fourth place in the league. They lost their first match of the year on Sept. 25, falling to Werder 3-1. Here's how you can watch the match: Time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox Sports 1, Univision Deportes Live stream: Sling TV, Fox Sports GO. You can also watch the match live via FuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. SI TV is also now available on fuboTV. Watch Planet Futbol TV, SI’s soccer show starring Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray, weekly on Fubo TV or anytime, anywhere here.<doc-sep>Bayern Munich fail to overcome their staleness from the midweek clash against Augsburg and succumb to a disappointing 2-0 loss against Hertha Berlin. Manager grade Niko Kovac — B+ What is surely the highest grade within the squad, Niko Kovac hardly put a foot wrong in the starting XI. On paper, the XI fielded from the get-go made for a stellar-looking team sheet and, with the exception of perhaps Thomas Muller, featured most of the best players Bayern Munich have to offer. Ultimately, though, Kovac’s side disappointed, which begs the question: do Bayern Munich have the depth at this stage to survive such thick fixture lists, let alone the whole season? Player grades GK, Manuel Neuer — C It’s hard to accurately assess the Bayern Munich No. 1. On his day, he’s an absolute world beater. In the match, however, Neuer really only had one exceptional save to speak of. To be fair, however, the two goals conceded were the fault of his defenders not being there when he needed them or making poor decisions. DEF, Joshua Kimmich — D This will be a recurring trend particularly among the Bayern back line. Joshua Kimmich offered little in terms of productivity on the day. His crossing game, which is usually exceptional, was off to say the least. In terms of defense, he made some lazy challenges. This was not the German wonderkid’s day. But honestly, it was no one’s day on the Bayern side of things. DEF, Niklas Sule — D The young, but usually stalwart, center-back was off the mark in defense. Much like his compatriot in central defense, Sule started off looking confident in the back. He intercepted and ushered away dangerous looking balls away from Manuel Neuer’s goal, but his good form didn’t last. The biggest offense to his play was Hertha Berlin scoring their second goal. Ondrej Duda was left completely unmarked while Sule was caught napping, leaving the Slovak to smash home and double the home side’s advantage. DEF, Jerome Boateng — D Like Niklas Sule, Boateng started off looking like he would be a rock in the heart of the Bayern defense. He made a number of clearances and interceptions that kept danger away for the early portions of the first half. However, things completely changed 23 minutes in. After Neuer made a spectacular save, Boateng lazily went to ground in mistiming a tackle that ultimately led to the penalty that gave Hertha their 1-0 lead. In addition, his usually impressive long-ball passing game was all over the place. DEF, David Alaba — D Capping off the defense on the left-hand side was David Alaba. The Austrian tried to combine with Franck Ribery on the left, and occasionally looked threatening going down the flank, but that was a rarity. In defense, he was occasionally exposed, which meant his center-backs had to leave their posts to cover for him.<doc-sep>
BAYERN MUNICH crashed to their first Bundesliga defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-0 by Hertha Berlin at the Olympiastadion. First half goals by Vedad Ibisevic and Ondrej Duda stunned the league leaders as Hertha moved level on points with their opponents. 7 Vedad Ibisevic opened the scoring for Hertha Berlin from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute Credit: Getty - Contributor 7 Ondrej Duda doubled Hertha's lead just before the break after firing in from close range Credit: AFP or licensors Despite raising their intensity in the second period, Bayern could not break down opponents that were full value for victory. Former Bayern player Thomas Kraft started in goal for Hertha as replacement for Rune Jarstein, who suffered a leg injury during the 3-1 defeat against Werder Bremen on Tuesday, while Bayern welcomed back James Rodriguez and Robert Lewandowski to their starting XI, with Jerome Boateng and Niklas Sule the preferred centre-backs. Bayern, unbeaten in the last 14 games against their hosts, looked to settle quickly, but Hertha made a brighter start when Salomon Kalou and Ibisevic combined well before Boateng cleared any danger. Lewandowski was Bayern's most potent threat during the initial flurries, and the close attention Hertha afforded him was underlined when Karim Rekik brought him down, before Boateng sent a header wide following a pinpoint Rodriguez cross. 7 Ibisevic celebrates after breaking the deadlock against the Bundesliga champions Credit: AP:Associated Press 7 Duda reacts after dispatching his fierce strike beyond Manuel Neuer Credit: AP:Associated Press Franck Ribery's busy work in the attacking third was underlined when he linked well with Lewandowski, but the Polish international's header did not force Kraft into a save as Bayern began forcing the pace. All that promise from the visitors, though, was undone when they conceded a 22nd-minute penalty. Boateng was adjudged to have fouled Kalou inside the box following a brilliant save by Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and Ibisevic stepped up to calmly slot the ball home and put his team in front. Bayern, having only drawn at home with Augsburg in midweek, were rocked on their heels by falling behind, although Joshua Kimmich then reminded Hertha that they could not switch off when his shot hit the side netting. 7 Polish international Lewandowski was guilty of squandering a number of chances for the Bavarian outfit Credit: AFP or licensors 7 Arjen Robben was ineffective for Bayern as they crashed to their first Bundesliga defeat of the season Credit: AFP or licensors 7 Thomas Muller failed to inspire Niko Kovic's men to victory against Hertha Credit: AP:Associated Press Hertha, though, were buoyed by their goal, and it could have have got worse for Bayern when Niklas Stark was left unmarked inside their box, but his header sailed over the bar. But they did not have to wait much longer to double their advantage, going 2-0 up a minute before half time. Kalou found Valentino Lazaro with a perfectly-timed pass and when the ball reached Duda, his first-time shot left Neuer with no chance, giving Bayern had a mountain to climb in the second period. Bayern's first substitution came just seven minutes into the second half when Thomas Muller replaced Arjen Robben but, despite Bayern scrambling to get back into the contest, Hertha did not appear under any major threat. Despite Kraft being kept busier than he had been in the first 45 minutes, then was an increasing desperation about Bayern's play, and Hertha retained their healthy advantage moving into the closing 15 minutes. Bayern's frustration was clearly visible at times, and they could find no way through a Hertha side that impressively consolidated their two-goal advantage.