Bundesliga: Bayern units scoring document, Nagelsmann enjoys 1st league win

Bayern Munich set a European scoring document because it beat Cologne 3-2 for its first Bundesliga win below new coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday.
Serge Gnabry scored twice and Robert Lewandowski bought the opposite objective to make sure Bayern turned the one crew amongst Europe’s high 5 leagues to have scored in 74 consecutive video games in all competitions. That run began after a 0-0 draw with Leipzig in February 2020, when Nagelsmann was answerable for Leipzig. Bayern beforehand shared the document with Real Madrid.
Bayern, which goes for a record-extending tenth consecutive Bundesliga title, was held 1-1 by Borussia Monchengladbach within the league’s opening sport final weekend.
The defending champions have been eager to make amends however acquired no presents from new coach Steffen Baumgart’s hardworking Cologne crew.
“The result is good. The game was much too wild,” Nagelsmann mentioned. “It was like a preparation game for both teams, very open, very wild, with lots of room. It was similar to the Gladbach game for long periods.”
Thomas Muller missed an excellent probability within the eighth minute and Niklas Sule compelled an excellent save from Timo Horn within the Cologne objective after pulling off a Zidane-style flip to get previous a defender.
Nagelsmann reacted on the break by bringing on Jamal Musiala and Josip Stanisic for the ineffective Leroy Sane and Tanguy Nianzou.
The modifications had a right away impact with Musiala lacking an opportunity earlier than doing brilliantly to arrange Lewandowski for the opener within the fiftieth minute.
Gnabry bought the second within the 59th with a volley to Thomas Muller’s cross. Anthony Modeste met Jonas Hector’s cross with a strong header, two minutes earlier than Mark Uth equalized for the guests.
Gnabry was clearly in no temper to accept a degree, nonetheless. The Germany ahead fired in his second objective inside the highest nook from the correct within the 71st.

“Bayern won in the end through an individual action,” mentioned Baumgart, who complained his crew had proven “too much respect for Bayern.”
There have been tributes earlier than the sport for Gerd Muller, the previous Bayern and West Germany nice who was referred to as “Der Bomber” for his scoring prowess. Muller’s document 365 Bundesliga objectives helped lay the foundations for Bayern’s success. Muller died final Sunday, aged 75.
“We will miss you very much,” former teammate and later Bayern president Uli Hoene instructed the stadium with tears in his eyes earlier than kickoff.
Earlier, Taiwo Awoniyi earned Union Berlin a 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim with the equalizer early within the second half. Union defender Marvin Friedrich was despatched off in second-half damage time along with his second yellow card.