German Bundesliga

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FC Cologne LLLDD 1
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Bayern Munich WWWWW 2
  • Dominick Drexler 82'
  • Dominick Drexler 83'
  • Thomas Müller 13' P
  • Serge Gnabry 45'+1'
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Match Report

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Bayern go top of the table with 2-1 win at Cologne

Champions Bayern Munich won 2-1 at Cologne on Saturday with goals from Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry returning them to the Bundesliga summit.

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Team Stats

MUN KOE
13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
62.7
Possession
37.3
6
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
2
70
On Target %
20
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
552
Accurate Passes
274
642
Passes
370
90
Pass Completion %
70
5
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
21
40
Cross %
20
48
Long Balls
65
29
Accurate Long Balls
30
60
Long Balls %
50
1
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
19
40
Tackle %
60
15
Interceptions
16
19
Effective Clearances
16
19
Clearances
16

Match Leaders

KOE

  • Ismail Jakobs D Total Shots 4
  • Ondrej Duda M Accurate Passes 42
  • Timo Horn G Saves 2

MUN

  • Serge Gnabry F Total Shots 2
  • Joshua Kimmich M Accurate Passes 88
  • Manuel Neuer G Saves 1

Head to Head

MUN leads series 5-0

Lineups

Confirmed

KOE · 4-1-4-1

  1. Timo HornG1
  2. Rafael CzichosCD-L5
  3. Sebastiaan BornauwCD-R33
  4. Ellyes SkhiriDM28
  5. Jannes HornLB23
  6. Marius WolfRB31
  7. Salih ÖzcanCM-L21
  8. Ondrej DudaCM-R18
  9. Ismail JakobsLM8
  10. Dimitrios LimniosRM15
  11. Sebastian AnderssonF9

Substitutes

  1. Noah KatterbachSUB3
  2. Jorge MeréSUB22
  3. Dominick DrexlerSUB24
  4. Tolu ArokodareSUB7
  5. Jan ThielmannSUB29
  6. Elvis RexhbecajSUB20
  7. Kingsley EhizibueSUB19
  8. Frederik SörensenSUB30
  9. Ron-Robert ZielerSUB16

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. Manuel NeuerG1
  2. Jérôme BoatengCD-L17
  3. Niklas SüleCD-R4
  4. Bouna SarrLB20
  5. Benjamin PavardRB5
  6. Thomas MüllerAM25
  7. Javi MartínezLM8
  8. Joshua KimmichRM6
  9. Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF13
  10. Serge GnabryAM-L7
  11. Leroy SanéAM-R10

Substitutes

  1. Douglas CostaSUB11
  2. Jamal MusialaSUB42
  3. Alexander NübelSUB35
  4. Lucas HernándezSUB21
  5. Marc RocaSUB22
  6. Kingsley ComanSUB29
  7. David AlabaSUB27
  8. Joshua ZirkzeeSUB14

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 90'+4'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Marc Roca replaces Serge Gnabry.

    Marc Roca
  2. Yellow Card 89'

    Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Marius Wolf
  3. VAR - Goal Not Awarded 83'

    VAR Decision: Goal 1. FC Köln 1-2 FC Bayern München (Dominick Drexler).

    Dominick Drexler
  4. Goal 82'

    Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 2. Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.

    Dominick Drexler
  5. Substitution 79'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tolu Arokodare replaces Sebastian Andersson.

    Tolu Arokodare
  6. Substitution 79'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. David Alaba replaces Javi Martínez.

    David Alaba
  7. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Leroy Sané.

    Douglas Costa
  8. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

    Joshua Zirkzee
  9. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Noah Katterbach replaces Jannes Horn.

    Noah Katterbach
  10. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Dimitris Limnios.

    Jan Thielmann
  11. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dominick Drexler replaces Ellyes Skhiri.

    Dominick Drexler
  12. Goal 45'+1'

    Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 2. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich following a fast break.

    Serge Gnabry
  13. Yellow Card 23'

    Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Benjamin Pavard
  14. Penalty - Scored 13'

    Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 1. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    Thomas Müller
  15. Yellow Card 10'

    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
  1. End Regular Time 90'+5'

    Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 2.

  2. Substitution 90'+4'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Marc Roca replaces Serge Gnabry.

    Marc Roca
  3. Yellow Card 89'

    Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Marius Wolf
  4. VAR - Goal Not Awarded 83'

    VAR Decision: Goal 1. FC Köln 1-2 FC Bayern München (Dominick Drexler).

    Dominick Drexler
  5. Goal 82'

    Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 2. Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.

    Dominick Drexler
  6. Substitution 79'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tolu Arokodare replaces Sebastian Andersson.

    Tolu Arokodare
  7. Substitution 79'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. David Alaba replaces Javi Martínez.

    David Alaba
  8. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Leroy Sané.

    Douglas Costa
  9. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

    Joshua Zirkzee
  10. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Noah Katterbach replaces Jannes Horn.

    Noah Katterbach
  11. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Dimitris Limnios.

    Jan Thielmann
  12. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dominick Drexler replaces Ellyes Skhiri.

    Dominick Drexler
  13. Start 2nd Half 45'
  14. Halftime 45'+2'

    First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 2.

  15. Goal 45'+1'

    Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 2. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich following a fast break.

    Serge Gnabry
  16. Yellow Card 23'

    Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Benjamin Pavard
  17. Penalty - Scored 13'

    Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 1. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    Thomas Müller
  18. Yellow Card 10'

    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
  19. Kickoff

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