German Bundesliga

Bayern vs Cologne 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 50': Robert Lewandowski
  • 59': Serge Gnabry
  • 71': Serge Gnabry
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  • 60': Anthony Modeste
  • 62': Mark Uth

Gnabry double helps Bayern to beat Cologne for first win of season

Defending champions Bayern Munich secured their first win of the Bundesliga campaign with a 3-2 victory over battling Cologne on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 20': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Bayern München 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Tanguy Nianzou.
  • 50': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
  • 59': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross.
  • 62': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, 1. FC Köln 2. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Ehizibue with a cross.
  • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ondrej Duda replaces Mark Uth.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Florian Kainz.
  • 71': Goal! FC Bayern München 3, 1. FC Köln 2. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a headed pass.
  • 75': Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Louis Schaub replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Anthony Modeste.
  • 88': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Chris Richards replaces Alphonso Davies.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, 1. FC Köln 2.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 20,000

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0
0 RB Leipzig 0 0 0
0 TSG Hoffenheim 0 0 0
0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0 0 0
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 1
42.6 Possession 57.4
10 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 445
396 Passes 545
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 65
28 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 14
25 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
17 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 23
19 Clearances 23

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
4 Niklas Süle Yellow Card
2 Dayot Upamecano
19 Alphonso Davies
23 Tanguy Nianzou
25 Thomas Müller
8 Leon Goretzka
6 Joshua Kimmich
9 Robert Lewandowski
7 Serge Gnabry
10 Leroy Sané

KOE FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Timo Horn (GK)
5 Rafael Czichos
22 Jorge Meré
28 Ellyes Skhiri
14 Jonas Hector
19 Kingsley Ehizibue
7 Dejan Ljubicic Yellow Card
11 Florian Kainz
29 Jan Thielmann
27 Anthony Modeste
13 Mark Uth

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