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Voronin double helps Hertha upset Bayern

With five teams separated by only four points, the title race is wide open after previous leaders Hoffenheim were thrashed 4-1 at home by Bayer Leverkusen on Friday.

Bayern are in third spot on 38 points with Hoffenheim second on 39, a point behind Hertha. Hamburg, who are level on 36 points with fourth-placed Leverkusen, could move ahead of Bayern with a home win over lowly Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday.

Bayern's former germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann, returning to the Olympic stadium for the first time since the 2006 World Cup, had warned that his team was ready to top the table.

Instead, it was Hertha coach Lucien Favre enjoying the moment and telling reporters: "I am very satisfied. A win against Bayern -- I think that will do for today. We played as a team and the 2-1 win is deserved."

Bayern's celebrations were short-lived, though, as Voronin struck again, hitting his second when he took a pass from Raffael, sprinted down the right and slotted past Rensing to the delight of the home fans in the 74,000 crowd.

"We are disappointed and angry," Klinsmann told reporters. "We wanted to get three points here. But now we just have to continue our good run that was interrupted by (defeats against) Hamburg (on Jan. 30) and Berlin."