So Bayern restore their six-point lead at the summit thanks to a comprehensive win over Hertha. Nagelsmann's side were superior from the outset and could have scored many more were it not for the heroics of Schwolow in the Hertha goal.

Hertha get the ball rolling at the Olympiastadion again.

Müller's effort was the 100th Bayern goal in Nagelsmann's time at the helm so far, coming in his 29th game.

Müller gets the ball rolling for Bayern in the German capital!

The teams are waiting in the tunnel. Not long to go now!

Dardai - the son of former Hertha coach Pal Dardai - has never played against Bayern before. The 19-year-old has 19 Bundesliga appearances to his name so far and forms part of a relatively inexperienced rearguard including 17-year-old Gechter, who features in his fifth top-flight game. Indeed, Mittelstädt is the only player in the starting line-up to have beaten Bayern with Hertha, although Pekarik (with Wolfsburg) and Darida (with Freiburg) have also tasted success against the Reds.

Seventeen-year-old Hertha midfielder Linus Gechter is handed his fifth Bundesliga appearance here, but it's his first ever outing in the starting line-up.

Hernandez and Coman make their first appearances of 2022 for Bayern here, while Sane makes his first start since the turn of the year.

Gnabry, Coman and Sane begin a Bundesliga match together for the first time in almost a year. The last time the trio of wingers were all in the starting line-up was in this exact fixture last season: Bayern won 1-0 in Berlin on 5 February 2021 thanks to a goal from Coman. Add into the mix Lewandowski and Müller causing havoc in the final third, and it's hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for the Hertha defence.

Schwolow - Pekarik, Dardai, Boyata (c), Mittelstädt - Gechter, Tousart, Darida, Serdar - Belfodil, Maolida

Christensen, Bjorkan, Klünter, Plattenhardt, Ekkelenkamp, Ascacibar, Richter, Boateng, Jovetic

Neuer (c) - Kimmich, Pavard, Süle, Hernandez - Tolisso - Gnabry, Müller, Sane, Coman - Lewandowski

Ulreich, Upamecano, Richards, Nianzou, Wanner, Sabitzer, Roca, Tillman, Musiala

Julian Nagelsmann's side have been far more accustomed to winning this term, taking maximum points from eight of their last nine matches in all competitions. Hertha can dare to dream, however, as Bayern have already lost three times in the Bundesliga in 2021/22, most recently at the start of January with a home reverse to Gladbach. Augsburg (Matchday 12) and Eintracht Frankfurt (Matchday 7) are the other teams to have beaten the defending champions so far this season.

The home side have blown more cold than hot this season, and are winless since the turn of the year after losing at home to Cologne on Matchday 18, drawing 0-0 with Wolfsburg last weekend and losing to city rivals Union in the DFB Cup on Wednesday. However, they did beat Dortmund 3-2 at home in their last game of 2021, one of just two victories in the seven competitive games under new coach Tayfun Korkut so far (D2 L3).

Bayern have won 43 of the 73 Bundesliga encounters between these teams to date, with Hertha taking the spoils on 10 occasions, and 20 draws. It hasn't been as one-sided as you might think in recent years, however, even if Bayern have won each of the last four. Four of the 10 most recent league meetings have ended in draws, while the Old Lady even recorded a 2-0 win at home in September 2018.

Bastian Dankert is today's official, and the 41-year-old takes charge of his 128th Bundesliga game. It's the first time he's ever refereed this particular fixture, and also the first time he's officiated a match involving either of these teams this season.

Bayern will arguably feel affronted at having their lead at the top of the table reduced to a mere three points by Dortmund yesterday, meaning they'll be in no mood for anything but a win. For Hertha, meanwhile, a victory would do wonders for their self-confidence in a relegation battle that is shaping up to include almost all of the teams in the bottom half of the table. Should they triumph here, Hertha would pull six points clear of the drop zone, and seven ahead of the automatic relegation places.

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