Bayern Munich beats Köln: The leader Bayern Munich was reunited with victory in the Bundesliga after two games without winning in that championship, this Saturday on the 23rd day, in which they beat a team that is fighting for permanence 5-1 at home, the Cologne (14th).
The Polish striker Robert Lewandowski was once again the star of Bayern, signing a double that put the game on track. Serge Gnabry also scored two goals in this match, for the final judgment.
It was neither one nor the other, however, who was responsible for opening the scoring for the Munich, but the Cameroonian Eric Maxim Choupo-Mouting (minute 18), with a header, and Lewandowski extended the account in 33, with an accurate shot in the area. In both cases the assistance was provided by Leon Goretzka.
Cologne shortened the disadvantage at the start of the second half, through Tunisian Ellyes Skhiri in 49.
Lewandowski reassured Bayern by signing his second goal of the afternoon at the Allianz Arena, in the 65th minute, with another shot in the area, in this case after a pass from Thomas Müller.
There are already 28 goals that the winner of the last FIFA The Best award has signed in this Bundesliga, which allows him to continue advancing in his goal of beating the number of goals in the same edition of the German league, which he has held since 1971- 1972 the mythical Gerd Müller. At the moment, his average suggests that he is very capable of achieving that historic milestone.
With everything practically decided, Serge Gnabry scored two goals for Bayern in the final stretch (82 and 86), the second of them also with an assist from Goretzka, the protagonist in the shadows in this match.
With these three points, Bayern are provisionally 5 ahead of the second, RB Leipzig, who in the last game on Saturday host Borussia Mönchengladbach (8th).
The German and European champions also win their first national league game since returning from the Club World Cup, in which they won this month in Qatar.
After that success, in which they beat Tigres de México 1-0 in the final, they had only been able to draw at home with Arminia Bielefeld (3-3) and had lost 2-1 in their visit to Eintracht Frankfurt, in the previous one working day.
In the Champions League, yes, Bayern had already begun to change course on Tuesday of this week, with a 4-1 win at the Italian Lazio, which leaves them with a foot and a half in the quarterfinals. final of the maximum European tournament.
The new win this Saturday confirms the improvement of Hansi Flick’s men.
