Bayern Munich-Cologne is a Bundesliga match of the seventeenth day and is played on Tuesday at 20:30: line-ups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Germany champions Bayern Munich have bounced back after a less-than-stellar performance in their direct clash with Leipzig. Julian Nagelsmann’s team seen at the Red Bull Arena was nowhere near as good as the one that had ended the first half of the season on a high, racking up ten wins in a row in the Bundesliga, Champions League and German Cup.
Choupo-Moting, a striker who has now risen through the ranks in the Bavarian forward department, put Bayern ahead in the first half, reeled in at the start of the second half by a goal from Halsterberg. It was a point that, all things considered, was a narrow one for Marco Rose’s side, who were especially dangerous in the final. Nagelsmann did not make any dramas at the end of the match, aware of the fact that his team was just back from two and a half months of hibernation and forced to do without important men such as Hernandez, Mané, Neuer and Mazraoui. By the way, nothing has changed substantially in the standings, quite the contrary. Freiburg’s defeat allowed Bayern Munich – still not in the overwhelming version as in previous seasons – to extend one point on the second place, now occupied not only by Grifo and companions but also by Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin. Now the return to the Allianz Arena, where Cologne will be on the scene.
Steffen Baumgart’s Billy Goats could not have started 2023 in a better way. The overwhelming 7-1 victory against the unfortunate Werder Bremen is a result that has few precedents in the history of the red-and-whites. An attack that had barely scored two goals in the last five Bundesliga games literally went wild, scoring five goals in the first half alone.
Cologne players in the corner
The match in Munich will show whether last Saturday’s match is destined to remain an isolated case, even if Baumgart is likely to have to do without his lighthouse player Skhiri.
The prediction
Bayern Munich should not fail in their first home fixture of the new year. But the Cologne team seen last Saturday could give them a hard time, as they have done in the last two seasons at the Allianz Arena. Bavarian victory very likely in a match with at least three goals in total. The guests are also likely to score.
Bayern Munich v Koln line-up in the unlikely event
- BAYERN MONACO (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sané, Müller, Coman; Choupo-Moting.
- COLONIA (4-2-3-1): Schwäbe; Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Hector; Ljubicic, Martel; Maina, Huseinbasic, Kainz; Tigges.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
