Cologne have another chance from the corner which follows that chance and Bornauw rises high above the rest of the players in the box to head it on. His effort is high over the bar though and doesn't test Neuer.
84'
Drexler cuts inside from the right and plays another good pass into Uth through the middle. There's too much on it though which allows Hernandez to get there first and block his run into the box.
82'
B. Pavard gets yellow.
Pavard is the latest player to have his name taken by the referee as he catches Kainz with a poor challenge from behind.
81'
A. Modeste enters the game and replaces J. Córdoba.
Gisdol makes his last change now as well as Modeste comes on for Cordoba.
79'
S. Bornauw gets yellow.
L. Goretzka enters the game and replaces K. Coman.
Bornauw is shown a yellow card for a late tackle on Muller.
Flick makes his final change of the game now and it's Coman that makes way for Goretzka.
74'
Schmitz's first involvement in the game is to set up a chance for Kainz. He finds himself in space on the edge of the box so decides to have a shot from distance, but his effort is wide.
72'
B. Schmitz enters the game and replaces I. Jakobs.
Second change from Gisdol now and it's Schmitz that's coming off for Jakobs.
70'
M. Uth has scored a goal for FC Cologne! Assist by F. Kainz.
COLOGNE HAVE ONE BACK! Uth does really well to stay onside as Kainz gets into more space on the left. The defenders don't pick him up at the far post and he's left with a simple tap-in into the bottom corner. 4-1!
Cordoba initially does really well to keep hold of the ball under pressure from Alaba before laying it off to Kainz. He finds some space down the left and squares his cross to Uth.
68'
Bayern are starting to find their rhythm now after being kept quiet by the home side for most of the second half. Gnabry is breaking forward once again, but Thiago can't pick him out with his throughball this time.
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S. Gnabry has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by A. Davies.
GREAT GOAL BY GNABRY! He picks up the ball on the left wing and drifts inside to get into a better position. He weaves his way past three Cologne defenders before curling his shot around Horn and into the far bottom corner. 4-0 Bayern!
Davies gets his head up in the middle of the field and spots Gnabry unmarked on the left. He squares the ball to him and makes a run into the box to open up more space.
64'
Davies squares the ball to Gnabry on the edge of the box, but he has his back to goal. He tries to turn with it, but a heavy touch takes it away from him and Horn comes off his line to collect it.
60'
Another loud shout from the home fans as Cordoba goes to ground under a challenge from Pavard. It looks like the defender has hold of his arm, but there isn't enough in it and the referee waves the claim away.
59'
C. Tolisso enters the game and replaces J. Kimmich.
Second change by Bayern now and it's Kimmich that's making way for Tolisso.
57'
Drexler gets away from Davies down the right again and whips another good cross into the box to try and pick out Cordoba. The forward dives forward to get on the end of it, but Pavard is ahead of him to head it clear.
53'
Uth spots Cordoba's run through the middle and tries to chip his pass into the forward before he's closed down by Davies. It's poor from him though as he plays it straight to Alaba.
51'
Cologne go for a more direct route to goal this time as Jakobs' run is picked out down the right. He puts a first-time cross into the box, looing for Cordoba, but Hernandez gets there first to clear it.
49'
Thiago Alcântara gets yellow.
Thiago is shown a yellow card after he catches Cordoba with a late challenge.
46'
L. Hernández enters the game and replaces J. Boateng.
Flick has made a change at the start of the second half and it's Boateng that makes way for Hernandez.
Cologne get the game back underway for the second half!
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HALF-TIME: COLOGNE 0-3 BAYERN MUNICH.
45' +2
It's another spell of one-touch passing by Bayern to get in behind Cologne and into the final third. Muller picks out Lewandowski and he tries to lay it off to Gnabry, but it's overhit and Horn comes off his line to collect it.
45'
Cologne are enjoying a good spell of possession in Bayern's half at the moment. It's all in front of the away side, but they're patiently trying to break them down and get into the final third.
43'
Muller plays a great throughball into Lewandowski's feet but he's being closely marked by Czichos as he makes the run into the box. He checks back to try and lay it off to Gnabry, but it's blocked.
41'
Uth flicks the ball onto Cordoba and he gets away from Boateng on the edge of the box. He takes one touch too many which allows the Bayern defenders to get back into position and his low shot is blocked.
39'
Pavard fizzes a cross into the box and it's poked clear by Bornauw. It looks like Skhiri will get to the clearance first, but Thiago beats him to it and his first-time shot is wide of the target.
31'
Kimmich is stood over another free-kick for Bayern, this time in the middle of the field. His floated cross is looking for Gnabry at the far post again, but Czichos rises higher to clear his lines.
29'
F. Kainz enters the game and replaces N. Katterbach.
Cologne are finally able to make the change after Katterbach went off injured and Kainz is now on in his place.
28'
J. Boateng gets yellow.
Boateng picks up the first yellow card after taking out Cordoba from behind with a bad challenge.
24'
Uth nicks the ball from Thiago and places a first-time pass into Cordoba to get him in on goal. He's between two Bayern defenders and it bounces off his arm as he tries to bring it down which knocks it straight into Boateng's path.
22'
Drexler's first touch allows him to get away from Davies down the right wing and he has time to pick out a cross into the box. He rushes it though and overhits it high over Cordoba's head.
18'
Cologne are starting to settle a little bit now after a nervy start to the game and are keeping their shape well and forcing Bayern to keep possession in their own half for the time being.
16'
Bayern are finding it much too easy to catch out the Cologne defenders at the moment as Coman latches onto Muller's throughball and gets one-on-one with Horn. It's good goalkeeping from him though as he's quickly off his line and smothers the chance.
14'
Lewandowski gets in behind Cologne once again and takes his shot before the defenders can get close to him. It's a poor effort from him though and he fires his shot high over the crossbar.
12'
S. Gnabry has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by J. Kimmich.
It's a great corner by Kimmich as he swings it into the far post, missing out the crowd of players in the middle. Bornauw jumped for it, but it was just over his head and Gnabry was waiting behind him.
GNABRY SCORES! Kimmich swings the corner into the far post where Gnabry brilliantly brings the ball down. He cuts back to the edge of the box to get more space before drilling his shot into the bottom-right corner. 3-0 Bayern!
11'
There are loud shouts from the home fans as Cordoba goes to ground in the box. Kimmich stretched out a leg to try and get the ball, but there wasn't a lot in the challenge and the referee waves the claim away.
10'
Katterbach is struggling against Coman here as he whips a good cross into the middle of the box. Lewandowski has made the run to get on the end of it, but Czichos is at the near post to clear the danger.
7'
Bayern are still dominating in possession and are causing Cologne a lot of problems here early on. The home side just can't get close to them and are very much on the backfoot.
5'
K. Coman has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by T. Müller.
That's Muller's second assist of the game as he latches onto Lewandowski's pass before squaring it into Coman.
THEY HAVE A SECOND! Cologne barely had time to recover from the first goal and now they're two down! The defending is poor from the home side as Coman has time to take a touch before hitting his shot low under the keeper and into the net. 2-0 Bayern!
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R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by T. Müller.
BAYERN LEAD! Lewandowski takes a touch to get past Bornauw on the left of the box and is one-on-one with the keeper when he takes the shot. It's a tight angle, but he fires his effort over Horn and into the roof of the net. 1-0 Bayern!
Muller lays it off to Lewandowski first time on the edge of the box and slides it just out of the defender's reach.
2'
Bayern have a free-kick in a good position on the left wing and Kimmich swings the cross into the box. It's not a good delivery though and Cologne are able to clear their lines.
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Muller gets the game underway for Bayern!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Bundesliga meeting between Cologne and Bayern Munich at RheinEnergieSTADION!
Bayern have the chance to leapfrog RB Leipzig and back into the top spot in the league with a win over Cologne today. They've lost just one of their last 10 games in all competitions, and are unbeaten in their last five outings (W4 D1). Cologne didn't play last weekend due to their game against Borussia Monchengladbach being postponed, but the home side have only lost two of their last nine matches (W5 D2).
COLOGNE STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Timo Horn; Kingsley Ehizibue, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Rafael Czichos, Noah Katterbach; Ellyes Skhiri, Jonas Hector; Dominic Drexler, Mark Uth, Ismail Jakobs; Jhon Cordoba.
COLOGNE SUBS: Simon Terodde, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Florian Kainz, Anthony Modeste, Toni Leistner, Julian Krahl, Jan Thielmann, Benno Schmitz, Marco Hoger.
BAYERN MUNICH STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Jerome Boateng, David Alaba, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Thiago; Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman; Robert Lewandowski.
BAYERN MUNICH SUBS: Joshua Zirkzee, Sven Ulreich, Alvaro Odriozola, Lucas Hernandez, Philippe Coutinho, Leon Goretzka, Michael Cuisance, Corentin Tolisso.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Bayern put Cologne under pressure from the first whistle and look likely to score every time they go forward, so Flick will be looking for more of the same after the break. As for Cologne, they've barely got forward and Gisdol will be hoping to get his forward players into the game more to take some pressure off his defenders.
Bayern return to the top of the Bundesliga table with that win, one point ahead of RB Leipzig and extend their unbeaten run to six games in all competitions. Next up for them is Paderborn. Cologne suffer their first home defeat under Gisdol and he'll be hoping they can bounce back with a win against Hertha Berlin next time out.
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