Bundesliga (Week 8) : Schalke 04 beats Hertha BSC 2-0
GERMANY, Oct. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 8: After their 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on September 29, the Royal Blues returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Hertha Berlin this Saturday.
Hertha Berlin made Schalke 04 doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Goretzka ('54 on penalty) and Burgstaller ('78).
FC Schalke 04 climbed to fifth place with 13 points from 8 games, tie on points with RB Leipzig, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of October 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Augsburg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Mönchengladbach | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Mainz | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 7 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Köln | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
Hertha Berlin
- Position: 12 -2
- Best performance of the season:Hertha Berlin 2-0 Stuttgart (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Hertha Berlin 2-2 Bayern Munich (1 Oct.)
- Next game:SC Freiburg - Hertha Berlin (22 Oct.)
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 5 +4
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 3-1 Stuttgart (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Schalke 04 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (29 Sep.)
- Next game:Schalke 04 - Mainz (20 Oct.)
Hertha Berlin
0:2
Schalke 04
0:2 (0:0)
- 14 October 2017
- 15:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Borussia Dortmund | 19 |
| 2 |  Bayern Munich | 17 |
| 3 |  Hoffenheim | 15 |
| 4 |  RB Leipzig | 13 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 13 October 2017 | ||||
 | Stuttgart | 2-1 | FC Köln |  |
| Saturday 14 October 2017 | ||||
| Bayern Munich | 5-0 | SC Freiburg |  |
| Hoffenheim | 2-2 | Augsburg |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 0-2 | Schalke 04 | |
 | Mainz | 3-2 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 18:30 | RB Leipzig | |
| Sunday 15 October 2017 | ||||
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15:30 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 18:00 | Mönchengladbach |  |