Overview
- The match was halted for about 10 minutes early on after dense flare smoke drifted over the pitch.
- Cologne went ahead through Linton Maina on 41 minutes before Serge Gnabry leveled moments later.
- Kim Min-jae headed Bayern in front from a short-corner routine on 71 minutes, then Lennart Karl made it 3-1 in the 84th minute from Luis Díaz's pass.
- The victory moved Bayern to 47 points from 17 games, equaling the Bundesliga midseason points mark set in 2013-14 and surpassing it on goal difference (+53 vs +35).
- Bayern remains top of the table after a tighter contest than the recent 8-1 win over Wolfsburg.