Hertha Berlin gave their Champions League qualification hopes a massive boost with a 2-0 home win over top-four rivals Schalke on Friday.
The two sides remain in third and fourth position in the Bundesliga, but Hertha now enjoy a four-point cushion over Andre Breitenreiter's side after a goal in each half sealed victory.
Vedad Ibisevic opened the scoring for the home side three minutes before the break, firing home after Salomon Kalou's pass and a clever lay-off from Genki Haraguchi had created the opportunity.
Schalke should have drawn level in the second half, but defender Dennis Aogo dragged a shot wide from Younes Belhanda's throughball.
Hertha made sure of the points on 65 minutes when Niklas Stark's glancing header diverted Vladimir Darida's corner past Ralf Fahrmann.
