"Bayern Munich hit the road to take on FC Köln in the DFB-Pokal in what would turn out to be a very intense affair. The Bavarians would ultimately walk out with a 4-1 victory, but the home side had no intention of going away quietly. Let's dig into all of the details of the match as Vincent Kompany once again led his squad to a hard-fought victory. Here are some quick hitters on the match:"
"Kompany went chalk with his attack, midfield, and his entire backline. The base starting XI got the nod with Josip Stanišić at left-back and Aleksandar Pavlović returning to a starting spot in the central midfield. We had already known about Jonas Urbig starting at goalkeeper, so all of this made it extremely clear that Bayern Munich was not going to dilly-dally around with FC Köln."
Vincent Kompany fielded a largely unchanged Bayern Munich starting XI with Josip Stanišić at left-back, Aleksandar Pavlović returning to central midfield, and Jonas Urbig in goal. Urbig made an acrobatic save in the 11th minute to keep the match level. Luis Díaz and Harry Kane missed good chances around the 19th and Kane missed another header at 21 minutes. Ragnar Ache gave FC Köln a 1-0 lead with a 31st-minute header from a corner after sustained pressure. Köln defended compactly and struck quickly on counters, but Bayern recovered, Konrad Laimer initiating the comeback that led to a 4-1 victory.
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