Before the match against Cologne in round 29 of the Bundesliga taking place on the evening of April 13 (Vietnam time), Bayern Munich has almost no chance to compete for the throne with top team Bayer Leverkusen when the gap between the two teams is 16. points and only 6 matches left to go.
Striker Thomas Muller sealed a 2-0 victory for Bayern Munich against Cologne (Photo: Sky Sport).
Even though the away team Cologne is in the relegation group and has a much lower class, coach Thomas Tuchel still fielded the strongest squad with star Harry Kane in attack.
However, the Allianz Arena home team encountered many difficulties in the first half when they were stuck in shaking the opponent’s net. However, the situation turned around in the second half when Raphael Guerreiro and Thomas Muller scored respectively to bring home team Bayern Munich a 2-0 final victory.
Notably, the “Gray Tigers” victory came at a high price when midfielder Kingsley Coman suffered an injury and had to leave the field in the second half and will likely have to miss the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Arsenal in the second half. April 18th here.
Bayern is currently without the services of winger Serge Gnabry, who suffered a hamstring injury after the 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium in the first leg on April 11.
Coman was injured in the second half when coming off the bench (Photo: Getty).
The French midfielder left the field with the support of the medical team (Photo: Getty).
And the “Gray Tigers” will also be without left back Alphonso Davies in the second leg against Arsenal due to a one-match suspension after the yellow card he received in the first leg.
The loss of many pillars in the squad makes it very difficult for Bayern Munich to defeat Arsenal in the second leg, allowing the “Gunners” to draw 2-2 in the first leg despite winning twice. lead.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s victory over Cologne forced top team Bayer Leverkusen to win against away team Werder Bremen today (April 14) to take the throne 5 rounds early.