Bayern player ratings: Kane eyes Berlin, defensive star steals the show | OneFootball

FC Bayern wins 4:1 against 1. FC Köln in the 2nd round of the DFB-Pokal. The Bayern stars in the FCBinside individual player ratings.

Jonas Urbig: Pulled off a real brilliant save after a dangerous shot from Köln’s Johannesson. Reacted well again when he defused Ache’s header. Played a misplaced pass far in front of the goal, but Köln couldn’t capitalize with a long-range shot at the empty net. Urbig had no chance against Ache’s well-placed header for Köln’s 1:0. In the second half, the Neuer stand-in made a good dive and saved Martel’s shot at the near post. A good performance from Urbig in his old hometown. Rating: 2.

Konrad Laimer: Strongly initiated the 1:1 by Diaz: The Austrian passed to Stanisic after a powerful run, who was denied by keeper Zieler – but Diaz was able to slot it in afterwards. Laimer really deserved an assist for this action. He was very present in the heated atmosphere and kept making incisive moves. Rating: 2.

Dayot Upamecano: Played confidently in the opening phase and was strong in tackles. Made a dangerous misplaced pass, but Köln couldn’t make anything of it. Upamecano then blocked a dangerous chance from El Mala. The Frenchman lost the aerial duel to goalscorer Ache for the 1:0. A mix of highs and lows. Rating: 3.

Jonathan Tah: Set the tone in defense and played very attentively. Had a good chance up front, but Zieler was able to save Tah’s powerful shot. Tah was strong in challenges, acted as a real leader, and cleared things up at the back. A strong performance from the defensive boss. Rating: 2.

Josip Stanisic: Made his comeback in the starting eleven after a long injury break and defended on the left in the back four, allowing Laimer to play on the right again. Stanisic was mostly focused on safety and didn’t venture forward much. But his involvement up front was important once: his shot after Laimer’s assist was saved by Zieler, but Diaz slotted in for the 1:1. Rating: 3.

Joshua Kimmich: Kimmich played with commitment and won a lot of balls deep in his own half. He set up the 3:1 by Kane with a precise corner. Overall, a good performance. Rating: 2.

Aleksandar Pavlovic: Didn’t have much impact on the game for a long time. Moved further forward after Goretzka was substituted in and became more agile. Set up the 4:1 by Olise with a beautiful pass to provider Diaz. Overall rating: 3.

Michael Olise: Shot wide once in the first half. Set up Kane’s goal for Bayern’s 2:1. Finished coldly after a nice combination with Pavlovic and Diaz to make it 4:1. Good game. Rating: 2.

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Serge Gnabry: Blasted well over the goal once in the first half. After a good pass from Diaz, Gnabry couldn’t control the ball cleanly, otherwise it could have been dangerous. Overall, not much was seen from Gnabry in the attacking center. He was substituted after an hour. Rating: 4.

Luis Diaz: Missed a good chance early on when he could only chest a cross. Slotted in for Bayern’s 1:1 equalizer, but was offside. Good for Bayern: the goal counted, because there is no VAR in the second round of the cup. Diaz missed another big chance at the start of the second half when Kane played him through and he was one-on-one with the Köln keeper. That should have been 3:1. Still, Diaz was very active and worked hard. He set up the 4:1 by Olise brilliantly. Rating: 2.

Harry Kane: Often played quite deep at the start – even though Jackson didn’t play at all. Kane’s turn-and-shoot goal for 2:1 silenced the stadium in Cologne, which had been a madhouse for a long time. That was a very clever finish from the top scorer! After a fine corner from Kimmich, Kane headed in to make it 3:1. Kane worked hard, Kane scored, and you could see: he’s determined to reach the cup final in Berlin. Rating: 1.

Substitutes:

Leon Goretzka (62’ for Gnabry): Brought on by Kompany to shore up the center, Pavlovic moved a bit further forward as a result. Goretzka brought calm and security to Bayern’s game. Rating: 2.

Lennart Karl (76’ for Olise): Came on too late to be rated.

Nicolas Jackson (76’ for Kane): Came on too late to be rated.

Sacha Boey (76’ for Diaz): Came on too late to be rated.

Raphael Guerreiro (76’ for Stanisic): Came on too late to be rated.

Here you can give your own ratings to the Bayern stars for the match at 1. FC Köln:

This is how the “RankIt” player rating tool works on FCBinside: After every FC Bayern match, fans can rate every player who played at least 15 minutes with a grade. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 6. Grade 1 stands for a very good performance, grade 6 for an insufficient performance – just like on a school report card.

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