German Bundesliga

FT Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Bayern Munich WDWWW 3
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FC Cologne DDLLD 1
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MUN123
KOE101
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Match Report

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Karl helps Bayern best Pep's Bundesliga record with win over Cologne

Lennart Karl's fourth Bundesliga goal of a breakout season helped Bayern to a 3-1 win at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
72.1
Possession
27.9
19
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
604
Accurate Passes
174
680
Passes
248
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
52
25
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
14
26
Effective Clearances
25
26
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:04 How Vincent Kompany has 'reinforced' Bayern Munich's identity Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MUN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

KOE · 3-4-3

  1. 1Marvin SchwäbeG
  2. 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyCD
  3. 39Cenk ÖzkacarCD-L
  4. 28Sebastian SebulonsenCD-R
  5. 16Jakub KaminskiCM-L
  6. 5Tom KraussCM-R
  7. 32Kristoffer LundLM
  8. 29Jan ThielmannRM
  9. 9Ragnar AcheF
  10. 13Said El MalaCF-L
  11. 37Linton MainaCF-R

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD-L
  3. 3Kim Min-JaeCD-R
  4. 21Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 27Konrad LaimerRB
  6. 7Serge GnabryAM
  7. 8Leon GoretzkaLM
  8. 45Aleksandar PavlovicRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 14Luis DíazAM-L
  11. 17Michael OliseAM-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 0. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  2. 45'+5' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 1. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  3. 67' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Fynn Schenten replaces Linton Maina.
  4. 67' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Lennart Karl replaces Serge Gnabry.
  5. 67' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Dayot Upamecano replaces Jonathan Tah.
  6. 71' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 2. Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a headed pass following a corner.
  7. 78' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter replaces Ragnar Ache.
  8. 78' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson replaces Kristoffer Lund.
  9. 78' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Saïd El Mala.
  10. 82' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Tom Bischof replaces Michael Olise.
  11. 84' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 3. Lennart Karl (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
  12. 85' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Youssoupha Niang replaces Jan Thielmann.
  13. 88' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Raphaël Guerreiro replaces Hiroki Ito.

Bundesliga News

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ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.