German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs Bayern Munich, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
  • 41': Linton Maina
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Bayern Munich
  • 45'+5': Serge Gnabry
  • 71': Kim Min-Jae
  • 84': Lennart Karl

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München). Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 2': Offside, FC Bayern München. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 4': Delay in match (FC Bayern München).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Min-Jae Kim.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ragnar Ache.
  • 20': Offside, FC Bayern München. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Hiroki Ito (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Luis Díaz with a through ball.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln).
  • 33': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
  • 34': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
  • 36': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Krauß following a fast break.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  • 39': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 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.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Hiroki Ito (FC Bayern München).
  • 45'+1': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 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.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
  • 45'+7': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+7': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache is caught offside.
  • 45'+8': Offside, FC Bayern München. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 45'+12': Delay in match because of an injury Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
  • 45'+13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+13': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 1.
  • 47': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 47': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln).
  • 49': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Hiroki Ito (FC Bayern München).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln).
  • 57': Foul by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München).
  • 57': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München).
  • 59': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
  • 59': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, FC Bayern München. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
  • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Fynn Schenten replaces Linton Maina.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Lennart Karl replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Dayot Upamecano replaces Jonathan Tah.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 70': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Tom Krauß.
  • 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.
  • 75': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Harry Kane.
  • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter replaces Ragnar Ache.
  • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson replaces Kristoffer Lund.
  • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Saïd El Mala.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Tom Bischof replaces Michael Olise.
  • 83': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Bischof with a cross following a corner.
  • 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.
  • 85': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Youssoupha Niang replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 87': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson is caught offside.
  • 87': Offside, FC Bayern München. Harry Kane is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Raphaël Guerreiro replaces Hiroki Ito.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Youssoupha Niang (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+3': Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Konrad Laimer went off injured after FC Bayern München had used all subs.
  • 90'+4': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 3.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Bayern München 3.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 18 +57 50
2 Borussia Dortmund 18 +18 39
3 TSG Hoffenheim 17 +14 33
4 VfB Stuttgart 18 +7 33
Full Standings

Line-Ups

KOE FC Cologne (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
39 Cenk Özkacar
28 Sebastian Sebulonsen
16 Jakub Kaminski
5 Tom Krauss
32 Kristoffer Lund
29 Jan Thielmann
9 Ragnar Ache
13 Said El Mala
37 Linton Maina
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Ron-Robert Zieler, Fynn Schenten, Alessio Castro-Montes, Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kainz, Youssoupha Niang, Denis Huseinbasic, Ísak Jóhannesson, Marius Bulter.

MUN Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Kim Min-Jae
21 Hiroki Ito
27 Konrad Laimer
7 Serge Gnabry
8 Leon Goretzka
45 Aleksandar Pavlovic
9 Harry Kane
14 Luis Díaz
17 Michael Olise
Bayern Munich Substitutes:
Cassiano Kiala, Jonas Urbig, Dayot Upamecano, Felipe Chávez, David Daiber, Lennart Karl, Tom Bischof, Wisdom Mike, Raphaël Guerreiro.

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