Hertha Berlin out of Bundesliga relegation zone after 3-0 win over Freiburg

Hertha Berlin climbed out of the Bundesliga’s relegation zone on Thursday with a 3-0 win over visiting Freiburg in its second game following a coronavirus outbreak at the club.

Krzysztof Piatek and Peter Pekarik’s first-half goals and a late strike from Nemanja Radonjic were enough for Hertha to move ahead of Werder Bremen and Arminia Bielefeld on goal difference having played a game less.

Hertha were facing a punishing schedule of six games in 20 days when they returned from a two-week quarantine period by playing away at Mainz on Monday.

But four points from two games have eased the ambitious club’s relegation worries ahead of Sunday’s visit from Bielefeld.