Hertha Berlin News
Both teams gathered around the centre circle and knelt ahead of their league game, which was played in an empty Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the result, Hertha Berlin climb to 10th meanwhile Union Berlin remain in 12th in the Bundesliga standings.
In the other game on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen moved up to 31 points in sixth with a 4-1 victory over strugglers Paderborn and with two goals from Kevin Volland.
Goretzka was injured in training while on international duty last week and needed surgery to reduce bruising in his left thigh, the club said.
The 31-year-old Poland forward grabbed his first goal with a 20th-minute penalty and added another with a superbly taken free kick five minutes after the restart.
Defeat in the German Super Cup to Borussia Dortmund and a 2-2 home draw with Hertha Berlin in their Bundesliga opener last week made for a disappointing start to the season for the Bavarians.
Schalke, last season`s runners-up, came close to another equaliser early in the second half and twice hit the woodwork.
Hertha Berlin`s surprise start has raised hopes of a victory over the Bavarians for the first time in nine years
The win saw Bayern move within two points of Dortmund at the top of the table after the league leaders suffered their first defeat of the season to RB Leipzig.
Bayern were seconds away from what would have been their second league defeat this season when Lewandowski fired home his 24th goal in all competitions to save them.
After ten straight defeats at the hands of Munich, Hertha`s last win over Bayern was back in February 2009 and Berlin are realistic of their chances.
Lahm feels Bayern miss attacking players who could open up defensive teams.
Thomas Mueller and Kingsley Coman scored to beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 at home.
Bayern Munich are eight points clear in the German league table with a tally of 37 from a possible 39.
Berlin cruised to a 3-0 victory to inflict Hamburg the second loss in a row while Monchengladbach extended their winning run with a 2-0 victory over Wolfsburg in the 8th round in Bundesliga.
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