Hertha BSC lost 3-2 to 1 FC Köln in the Bundesliga on Friday night. Cologne had already secured their place in the league since the previous week.

For the first time since the first relegation in 1998, they are going into a fifth year in a row in the first division. Hertha have to hope for defeats of almost all competitors at the weekend in order to have a realistic chance of remaining in the Premier League. The Berliners started with the same eleven as in the 2-1 win against VfB Stuttgart.