Bayern come from behind to beat Köln, open up 11-point lead in Bundesliga | OneFootball

Bayern Munich continues to march steadily towards the national title. This Thursday, Kompany's team came from behind to defeat Cologne 3-1 in the 17th round of the German Championship, at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.

Table Situation

With the victory, Bayern Munich reached 47 points and opened up an 11-point lead at the top of the German Championship. The second place is Borussia Dortmund, with 36 points. Cologne, meanwhile, is in 12th position with 17 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚪ COLOGNE 1 x 3 BAYERN MUNICH ⚪🔴

🏆 Competition: German Championship – 17th round 🏟️ Venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne 📅 Date: January 14, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 4:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Despite being under pressure during the first half, it was Cologne who opened the scoring. On a counterattack at the 40th minute, the home team found the net with Linton Maina. The player stole the ball from Gnabry in the defensive half and took off. After crossing the field, he fired a powerful shot from the edge of the box to open the scoring. Five minutes later, however, Bayern equalized. Olise made a great individual play and passed to Gnabry, who beat his marker, struck hard, and leveled the score.

Seeking victory, Bayern scored their second goal at the 25th minute of the second half. After a rehearsed corner kick play, Luis Díaz crossed, Hiroki Ito flicked the ball to the center of the box, and Kim Min-Jae headed it in. The visitors sealed the score at the 39th minute: Luis Díaz made a great individual move and passed to Karl, who shot across goal to close out the match.

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