Overview
- Bayern closed the first half with 47 points and a 66:13 goal tally, eclipsing their 2013–14 pace on goal difference.
- Serge Gnabry leveled before the break, Min-Jae Kim put Bayern ahead with a header, and Lennart Karl added a late third after Linton Maina’s opener for Köln.
- The match was paused for about ten minutes early due to thick smoke from extensive pyrotechnics in the home end.
- Köln’s winless streak reached eight; Kwasniok praised his injury-hit squad and set sights on a rebound against Mainz on Saturday.
- In the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke resume as Herbstmeister with 37 points and only 10 goals conceded, as Peter Neururer backs promotion chances and Felix Kroos warns of a likely dip given their modest scoring.