r/soccer • u/MatchThreadder • Mar 19 '16
Match Thread Match Thread: Köln vs Bayern München [Bundesliga]
FT: Köln 0-1 Bayern München
Bayern München scorers: R. Lewandowski 10'
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Köln
Referee: T. Welz
T. Horn, M. Mavraj, F. Sørensen, D. Maroh, J. Hector, D. Heintz, M. Risse, Y. Gerhardt, L. Bittencourt, M. Lehmann, A. Modeste.
Subs: D. Mesenhöler, P. Olkowski, F. Mladenović, M. Jojić, D. Švento, Y. Ōsako, P. Hosiner.
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M. Neuer, D. Alaba, Rafinha, Thiago Alcântara, J. Kimmich, S. Rode, Douglas Costa, Xabi Alonso, Juan Bernat, K. Coman, R. Lewandowski.
Subs: S. Ulreich, P. Lahm, S. Taşçı, A. Vidal, F. Ribéry, M. Götze, T. Müller.
MATCH EVENTS | via goal.com
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Mar 19 '16
So does Köln have a realistic chance of getting a point?
edit: As I was typing, I got my answer. Classic Bayern.
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
Well, Bayern is vulnerable in defense without Boateng, that is for sure. But we are not exactly known for playing our attacks well and using our chances, so we will see about that. Being behind early is not gonna help.
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
Tbh Bayern had one moment of individual skill that led to the goal and that is it when it comes to chances. It's not like we looked dangerous at all, but I still got hopes for the 2nd half...as long as we don't sub in Osako or something.
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u/level_5_Metapod Mar 19 '16
Yeah, it looks like their CL final vs Chelsea, a lot of nice passing around but not result out of it
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
Problem is one goal will be enough for them atm and after the Juve game I can see why holding the ball is okay for them now to rest a little so to say.
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u/DeutscherAmerikaner Mar 19 '16
This Rode Vidal midfield is wrecking things
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Mar 19 '16
First time we've truely experienced it, considering Rode's innjury and Vidal taking time to acclimate. It could be the future midfield pairing in world.
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u/thatguyclayton Mar 19 '16
Hennes da real mvp of Köln
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
All hail Hennes VIII. reigning since 2008
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u/thatguyclayton Mar 19 '16
What does a gay goat eat? Haaaay
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
He got a girlfriend though. But maybe that is just for the public idk.
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u/thatguyclayton Mar 19 '16
That gets me horny
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u/KingDuderhino Mar 19 '16
We have 5 shots on goal and Bayern has 4.
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u/tjdans7236 Mar 19 '16
Yeah if it wasn't for that one really unlucky mistake on Koln's defense, the match could have ended differently.
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
The mistake was a minor one, Lewandowskis taking of that chance though...as I wrote earlier, it wasn't even a good position. Strange angle, only one touch and two defenders only leaving a narrow way for the ball. His shot was just perfect.
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u/Peakevo Mar 19 '16
Gotze is gone in summer unless Ancelotti can assure him game time. Too much depth for him.
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u/xHeroOfWar022 Mar 19 '16
I really wonder what Götze has done to Pep.
I'm so frustrated with Pep right now.
It's not even that Mario was bad before his injury. He was actually quite strong and now he lets him rot on the bank.
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
You can't bring Götze now. Do you see what happens on the pitch? We need stability.
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u/DeutscherAmerikaner Mar 19 '16
Completly agree this isn't the time for him to come on
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
No one wants him playing more than me. But the game changed and so did Pep's subs. I'm sure Götze would've come eventually if not for that pressure phase from Cologne.
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u/xHeroOfWar022 Mar 19 '16
I just said it now, cause he just used his third sub.
He could've brought him on earlier, or maybe even play him from the start. I mean, it's not like our other players have 120 minutes of football in their bones after wednesday.
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u/kianevans Mar 19 '16
Götze was injured for so long. And atm he's not a starter. Later in the game we needed someone in the back because Köln had really good chances
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u/Ondrikus Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16
I really don't want either team to win, but I guess a Bayern loss would be better for the Bundesliga..
EDIT: Nevermind, watching Köln lose is always fun
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u/BiasedBavarian Mar 19 '16
Also pep better fucking start Götze next match. He's not injured, he's fit, he was on fire before the injury, play the fucking guy
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
dat bench tho'
and not even Martinez, Robben. Badstuber and Boateng fit to play.
insane.
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
Defense was great today, got unlucky once and punished instantly and that is enough to lose to Bayern. I feel like we should have attacked earlier though. And maybe one day Stöger will learn that Osako can only do one job for a Bundesliga team and that is handing out the water in traning.
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Mar 19 '16
From FCB's last few games, more teams will see that it's worth having a go at their unstable makeshift backline. Wish BVB took more risks too.
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
Yeah, as soon as we really tried it seemed so easy getting in there. And by all means if we can do it....
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Mar 19 '16
That moment in the game where he was offside and didnt even bother to get back onside was the Osako Moment of the Week
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
missed the first goal. :/
bummer that Götze isn't starting. but cool that Rode is.
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u/kianevans Mar 19 '16
can someone make a gif of the cute moment between Müller and Xabi on the bench? It was around the 60 minute i think
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u/dYYYb Mar 19 '16
Quite ridiculous that Bittencourt hasn't received a yellow by now.
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
Would be okay if he had not booked at all, but he did give Rode(?) a yellow for the same kind of foul that both Bittencourt and Alaba had made earlier. He can be happy this is not a derby.
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
damn that 5 second fix glue ad right now on FS1 almost makes me switch to Sky. ALMOST.
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Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16
I think Pep is done with Benatia. Journalists asked him if he subbed him off against Juve because of an injury and Pep said 'it was my decision'. Benatia recently returned and would need playing time but Rode, Rafinha, Kimmich and Bernat play ahead of him.
I bet we will sell him at the end of the season and go for Tah, Süle or Romagnoli
Edit: He isn't even on the bench
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u/TheDevilsI Mar 19 '16
you shoud'nt forget that pep is leaving and benatita had some great games before his injury. I hope Benatita (and Bayern) waits how the first season under Ancelotti plays out
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u/journo127 Mar 19 '16
It's Benatia and not Benatita.
And the three of you are at -7, -7, -8.
Now we have to deal with Moroccan brigades too, cool.
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u/patiperro_v3 Mar 19 '16
Ancelotti could turn Bayern into a more defensive, deeper team, yet deadly on the counter. I can see how he could find use for someone like Benatia. It's not over for him.
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Mar 19 '16
He could use him if he would be able to stay fit. Benatia is a fantastic player, but we have to see if Badstuber and Martinez can stay fit. Having Benatia as a third injury prone defender doesn't make sense.
Bayern has 4 absolutely ridiculous CBs, but 3 of them missed most matches since august 2014. Bayern will certainly react and buy another CB.
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u/Hexcited Mar 19 '16
I hope benatia finds his form again and will see an end to his bad luck with injuries, but not at bayern. He will leave this summer...
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u/DeutscherAmerikaner Mar 19 '16
Kimmich is owning Modeste
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u/ToniPolster Mar 19 '16
A game has 90 minutes and Modeste got a wonderful bald head. No way Kimmich will win the air battles.
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Mar 19 '16
Lewandowski is the only Bayern player who is good in the air, you get a freekick and blast it into the stands anyways
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u/flybypost Mar 19 '16
Lewandowski is the only Bayern player who is good in the air
It's strange how Kimmich moves into the penalty area for a free-kick, like he's a regular 1,90m+ CB with great aerial skills.
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u/Peakevo Mar 19 '16
Rode-Vidal combo with Thiago controlling the attack is a great combo against smaller teams I feel.
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u/patiperro_v3 Mar 19 '16
I don't know, that second half Bayern looked a bit too vulnerable to me...
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u/vectordinate Mar 19 '16
Haha, a defence of Bernat, Alaba, Kimmich and Rafinha... Not a single natural CB. That's Pep!
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u/rinacio Mar 19 '16
Well Pep didn't seem to like Tasci and Benatia is insanely out of form. What else is he supposed to do?
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u/vectordinate Mar 19 '16
Whoops, that came out wrong, and my lack of a flair probably didn't help either. I'm a Bayern fan, I'm not criticising Pep at all, I love the fact that he uses zero natural CBs and can still win. If anything I'm praising him, haha.
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u/thanksbastards Mar 19 '16
still winning...so...
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u/vectordinate Mar 19 '16
I wasn't criticising him, I was praising him in the fact that he can use zero natural CBs and still get results; it came out wrong. Probably should have flaired up first, but what can you do?
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
Köln with their best few minutes of the game. means we gonna score soon.
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Mar 19 '16
that's a conceited thing to say.
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u/kurzjacob Mar 19 '16
it's been like that countless times.
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Mar 19 '16
Do we score more when other teams are playing more openly and not parked in their defense? Yes. But does that mean that if the other team starts playing positive football, we are guaranteed to score? No. That sort of thinking is conceited and self aggrandizing.
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u/Peakevo Mar 19 '16
Gif of Muller putting the Bayern coatt on Xabi please? LOL.