Rukavytsya started and played 62 minutes in the win which seals Hertha's instant return to the German top flight, as they move 12 points clear of third-placed VfL Bochum.

Adrian Ramos scored the decisive goal for Hertha on 27 minutes, while Rukavytsya came close with a long-range 41st-minute effort which went wide.

Elsewhere overnight, Brett Emerton put in a full shift as Blackburn Rovers lost 1-0 at home to Manchester City in England's Premier League.

The result means Rovers remain in relegation danger.

In England's Championship, in-form Scott McDonald missed Middlesbrough's 2-1 win over Coventry City due to injury.

McDonald, who has scored five goals in his past four matches for Boro, had sustained a slight hamstring injury in the second-half of Middlesbrough's 4-2 win over Hull on Saturday when he scored a hat-trick.

Rhys Williams played a full game for Boro in Monday's win.

Elsewhere, young Aussie Bailey Wright was an unused sub as Preston lost 1-0 to Cardiff to confirm their relegation from the division, while Shane Lowry put in a full shift as Sheffield United kept alive their remote survival hopes with a 3-2 win over Adam Federici's Reading. Federici was an unused sub.

Meanwhile, Neil Kilkenny was a half-time sub as Leeds' promotion hopes slipped further after a 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace, Brad Jones put in a full shift as Derby lost 3-2 at Norwich while Richard Garcia played a full game as Hull drew 1-1 at QPR.

In England's League One, James Wesolowski was an unused sub as Peterborough had their automatic promotion hopes extinguised after a dramatic 2-2 draw with Yeovil.

In Scotland's Premier League, Danny Invincibile started and played 86 minutes as St Johnstone lost 3-0 at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

In Russia's Premier League, Socceroo Luke Wilkshire put in a full shift as Dinamo Moscow drew 2-2 with Anzhi.

In Denmark's Superliga, Nathan Coe played a full game as SonderjyskE lost 2-0 at home to Odense.

Elsewhere, Brent McGrath was an unused substitute as Brondby won 4-0 at Randers.

In China's Super League, Joel Griffiths scored a goal as Beijing Guoan defeated Dalian Shide 3-0.

Griffiths, who put in a full shift, scored the opening goal of the game on 26 minutes with a header from a free-kick.