In the early morning of November 25, Beijing time, a match in the 12th round of the Bundesliga was played by Cologne against Bayern Munich at home. In the first half, Kane scored in front of the goal, Sane missed two solo chances, and in the second half, Sane missed a good opportunity, Koeman headed the post, and in the end, Bayern beat Cologne 1-0.
【Highlights】
First, Bayern won 6 consecutive league wins, reaching 32 points, overtaking Bayer Leverkusen with one more round of games and once again topping the table.
Second, Bayern is unbeaten against Cologne in all competitions for 12 consecutive years.
Thirdly, Kane scored 18 goals, becoming the player with the most goals in the first 12 league games in Bundesliga history.
Fourthly, Kane overtook Jadon Sancho to become the first English player to score 18 goals in a single Bundesliga season.
Fourth, Kane scored 49 goals, surpassing Haaland and Ronaldo and leading the 2023 scorer list (club + national team).
Last season, Bayern beat Dortmund to complete the 11th consecutive Bundesliga title and continue to set a record in the five major leagues. This season, Bayern's attempt to defend their title has been hit by Bayer Leverkusen, who continues to lead the standings by two points. For Bayern to truly become the leading team, the premise is that they do not drop points in every league game, so this round of away games against Cologne cannot afford to lose.
In the 6th minute, Sane made a pass to the goal, and the Cologne defender cleared the ball and hit his own goal post, almost setting himself up for an own goal.
In the 7th minute, Sane stepped forward to get a one-on-one chance, and the final hesitant shot was saved by the Cologne goalkeeper and missed the opportunity.
In the 19th minute, Choupo-Moting's shot was cleared by a Cologne player on the goal line, and Kane followed up with an easy follow-up shot to give Bayern a 1-0 lead.
In the rest of the game, Bayern continued to dominate the game, but Sane and Choupo-Moting missed good chances in succession.
In the 23rd minute, Choupo-Moting's close-range shot was saved by the Cologne goalkeeper and the ball rolled off the line.
In the 28th minute, Sane stepped forward to get another single chance, but the final shot was still not scored, and the ball went out of the bottom line.
At the end of the first half, Bayern temporarily led 1-0.
Statistically, Bayern had the advantage across the board, with 67% possession, 12 shots on goal and 5 on target, as well as 6 corner kicks, 5 great chances and 1 hit the woodwork, and a pass completion rate of 87%, while Cologne only had 3 shots and 1 on target in the half, and did not get any great chances.
Back on the pitch in the second half, Bayern still had a clear advantage and continued to threaten the Cologne backline.
In the 75th minute, Coman crossed to the back post, and Sane's volley in front of goal was blocked by a defender, and he missed another good chance.
In the 77th minute, Muller crossed in front, and Koeman's header hit the crossbar and popped up, and Bayern had no chance to expand the score.
After that, Bayern maintained a one-goal lead until the end of the game.