Second-half goals from Raphael Guerreiro and Thomas Muller saw Bayern Munich beat Cologne 2-0, meaning Bayer Leverkusen must wait until Sunday to win a first-ever Bundesliga.
2023/2024 Bundesliga
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Match Report
Second-half goals from Raphael Guerreiro and Thomas Muller saw Bayern Munich beat Cologne 2-0, meaning Bayer Leverkusen must wait until Sunday to win a first-ever Bundesliga.
The champions knew that nothing less than victory would do against a Cologne side fighting relegation, meaning manager Thomas Tuchel fielded a strong-looking lineup despite taking on Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
However, after a subdued first half, the hosts made the breakthrough thanks to Guerreiro's sensational strike, before Muller took advantage of a mistake at the back to confirmed the victory in stoppage time.
As a result, Bayern have prolonged Leverkusen's wait for the title for at least 24 hours, with Xabi Alonso's side now needing to beat Werder Bremen at home on Sunday afternoon, live on Sky Sports, to be crowned champions.
What's next?
Bayern Munich host Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, kick-off at 8pm.
Cologne face Darmstadt in the Bundesliga next Saturday, kick-off at 2.30pm.
Line-ups
Bayern XI: Ulreich, Muller, Kane, Guerreiro, Dier, Kimmich, Coman, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Mathys Tel, Aleksandar Pavlovic
Subs: Choupo-Moting, Goretzka, Laimer, Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Min-jae Kim, Daniel Peretz, Jamal Musiala, Bryan Zaragoza
Cologne XI: Kainz, Marvin Schwäbe, Sargis Adamyan, T. Hübers, Dejan Ljubicic, Jeff Chabot, Linton Maina, Jacob Christensen, Faride Alidou, Jan Thielmann, Max Finkgräfe
Subs: Philipp Pentke, D.Heintz, Schmitz, Leart Paçarada, Waldschmidt, Matthias Köbbing, Steffen Tigges, Rasmus Carstensen, Damion Downs