Bundesliga

2023 - 1 - 24

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A lot of Japanese players want to play in the Bundesliga because of ... (Khel Now)

Ritsu Doan the Japanese Messi scored against Germany and Spain in the 2022 FIFA World Cup to send Japan to the knockout stages.

I have to push myself to be better, for the crowd and for myself. I will make it, I’ll try to make it, and defensive- wise, I’m getting much better now with the help of the coach, so I want to keep going like this for defence.” When I was in Bielefeld and we stayed in the Bundesliga, we drank some nice, cold beer. They wanted to stop me, but I said ‘Hey, stop the talk, I want to go!’ And I went. Normally I don’t drink alcohol during the season, but after the season, after the last game I always drink a beer. I’m one of them, I had my dream to play in the Bundesliga also, and when Bielefeld called me, it was very exciting. “I had a dream when I was a kid to play in Europe. I went to the FIFA U20 World Cup at that time, and I was thinking I wanted to show the world that I deserved to play in Europe. I was surprised, but it was the best moment for me and my career.” It was a great moment after the training camp when they called me, and my mum was very happy.” “I played, but I was not the most important player. “Since when I was three, four years old, I started going to the football school two times a week, like a hobby, like for fun.

Bayern Munich vs Cologne: CONFIRMED teams, match stats and ... (Bundesliga.com - official website)

Thomas Müller is on the Bayern Munich bench once more as the Bundesliga leaders welcome Jonas Hector and Cologne to the Allianz Arena on Tuesday (kick-off: ...

[Steffen Tigges](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/steffen-tigges) struck twice against Bremen, including a spectacular goal from the halfway line, and keeps his place in the side ahead of newcomer [Davie Selke](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/davie-selke). Cologne blog!](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/matchday/2022-2023/17/fc-bayern-muenchen-vs-1-fc-koeln/liveticker) [Müller](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/thomas-muller) began on the bench under [Julian Nagelsmann](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/julian-nagelsmann-10-things-on-bayern-munich-s-coach-rb-leipzig-baby-mourinho-5300) for just the second time ever in the Bundesliga last Friday as [Bayern](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen) began 2023 with a [1-1 draw at RB Leipzig](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-live-team-news-match-stats-gvardiol-neuer-mane-musiala-22266). Midfielder [Ellyes Skhiri](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/ellyes-skhiri) went off with an ankle problem against Bremen, but is fit to start. [Daley Blind](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/daley-blind-5-things-on-bayern-munich-s-new-dutch-international-defender-22167) is also among the substitutes, alongside [Kingsley Coman](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/kingsley-coman). There was talk he'd come in to give [Jamal Musiala](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jamal-musiala) a breather ahead of Saturday's game against [Eintracht Frankfurt](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/eintracht-frankfurt), but Nagelsmann names an unchanged starting line-up. - Bayern have hit the 50-goal mark by this juncture in a season for the second time. [Cologne](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/1-fc-koeln) did just that on Saturday with a thumping [7-1 success over Werder Bremen](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/cologne-werder-bremen-live-team-news-match-stats-fullkrug-uth-skhiri-weiser-22281), lifting them five points clear of the relegation zone. [Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/eric-maxim-choupo-moting) took his goals tally to seven this season against Leipzig, to go with the 10 in nine competitive games before the winter break, with Bayern currently five points clear at the top. Out: Hernandez (knee), Mane (leg), Mazraoui (heart), Neuer (leg), Sarr (knee) Out: Andersson (knee), Dietz (cruciate ligament), Hübers (ill), Kilian (muscular), Limnios (cruciate ligament), Pedersen (muscular), Thielmann (thigh), Uth (pelvis) - Baumgart has lost all five of his previous meetings with Bayern as a coach, and is winless in four against Nagelsmann (D1, L3). Thomas Müller is on the Bayern Munich bench once more as the Bundesliga leaders welcome Jonas Hector and Cologne to the Allianz Arena on Tuesday (kick-off: 8.30pm CET).

FC Bayern Munich - 1. FC Köln live: Bundesliga - Football - Eurosport (Eurosport.com)

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he slips but is able to drive a shot towards the near post and Schwaber is there to parry it away! Definitely a foul from the Bayern defender. Koln take a shock lead! Olesen wins the visitors a corner. Kainz's cross into the box is nodded on by Chabot at the near post and Skhiri is there at the far post to stab it in for his third goal of the season! If he did that would have been a certain goal.

Bayern Munich 1-1 FC Koln: Late Joshua Kimmich stunner rescues ... (Eurosport.co.uk)

A fine late strike from midfielder Joshua Kimmich saw champions Bayern Munich rescue a point against a plucky FC Koln side.

Gravenberch drives a shot from 25-yards out and it comes off the left post! he slips but is able to drive a shot towards the near post and Schwabe is there to parry it away! Kainz's cross into the box is nodded on by Chabot at the near post and Skhiri is there at the far post to stab it in for his third goal of the season! Koln took a shock lead in the fourth minute of the match. In a game where Koln were defending very deep, Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann will be relieved Kimmich could produce a moment of true inspiration. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Ellyes Skhiri of 1.FC Koln celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's first goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1.

Bavarian Podcast Works: Postgame Show — Bayern Munich vs. FC ... (Bavarian Football Works)

Bayern Munich kicked off its second match in five days and it did so (surprisingly) with the exact same lineup that Julian Nagelsmann rolled out against RB ...

Follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @TheBarrelBlog, @tommyadams71, @bfwinnn, and more. Thank you for all the support! - Why there is no reason to worry, but also why fans should be at least a little bit frustrated at the lack of cohesion on the squad.

Highlights of German first division Bundesliga football match (Xinhua)

Jamal Musiala (L) of Bayern Munich vies with Mathias Olesen (bottom) of Cologne during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayern ...

(Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua) Jamal Musiala (R) of Bayern Munich vies with Mathias Olesen of Cologne during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and FC Cologne in Munich, Germany, Jan. Jamal Musiala (L) of Bayern Munich vies with Mathias Olesen (bottom) of Cologne during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and FC Cologne in Munich, Germany, Jan.

Bundesliga: Kimmich scores late equalizer for Bayern Munich vs ... (Sportstar)

Bayern Munich needed a late goal from Joshua Kimmich to salvage a 1-1 draw at home against Cologne in the Bundesliga as the 10-time defending champion was ...

But after Cologne managed to only half-clear the ball, Kimmich returned it with all the power he could muster from his right boot. “I’m sure we’ll get back to winning if we keep it up.” Bayern had been looking for its first win of the year after a 1-1 draw in Leipzig the previous Friday in its first game following the extended winter break.

Highlights of German first division Bundesliga football match (Xinhua)

Jamal Musiala (L) of Bayern Munich vies with Mathias Olesen (bottom) of Cologne during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayern ...

Bundesliga: Late Joshua Kimmich Stunner Saves Point for Bayern ... (News18)

Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich thundered in a 90th-minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against Cologne in the Bundesliga.

Ridle Baku and Omar Marmoush scored in the second half to make it six wins in a row for the Wolves. A beaming Cologne manager Steffen Baumgart said he was “a little annoyed" about the late equaliser but was “completely satisfied with the performance we showed. Hoffenheim’s Andre Kramaric scored a stunning long-range goal in the fourth minute of injury time to help his side to a 2-2 home draw against a ten-man Stuttgart. Swedish midfielder Mattias Svanberg volleyed in a free kick after just four minutes and captain Max Arnold scored his side’s second from the spot after 30 minutes after a blatant handball from Hertha’s Dodi Lukebakio. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said his side “played a very good game in the second half" but two draws in two games in 2023 “is too little for what we’re going for." Cologne kept wave after wave of Bayern attacks at bay and looked set for their first win at Bayern since 2009, but midfielder Kimmich scored pulled back a point for the hosts in the last minute of regulation time.

Bundesliga: Bayern snatch late draw with Cologne, Leipzig reduce ... (News Room Odisha)

Berlin (Germany): Joshua Kimmich's late hammer secured Bayern Munich a 1-1 draw with courageous Cologne while ruthless Leipzig crushed last-placed Schalke ...

They can always pile on the pressure, but we go home happy today,” said Cologne head coach Steffen Baumgart. “To concede a late goal is always painful but it is a well-deserved draw. Schwabe remained in the thick of things and denied Bayern another golden chance after defusing a close-range header from Thomas Muller in the 79th minute.

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