Augsburg and Cologne took one point each after playing out a 1-1 Bundesliga draw on Easter Sunday. Augsburg scored the opener in the 18th minute after the ball fell at the feet of Arne Maier following a succession of single-touch passes. He then delivered a deadly finish into the net. But Cologne didn't take long to react and Davie Selke completed a quick counter-attack in the 33rd to level. Augsburg almost immediately restored their lead with Kristijan Jakic heading a corner towards the goal in
Fan protests halted another game in the Bundesliga when supporters threw tennis balls and sent remote control cars careening around the penalty area during Werder Bremen’s 1-0 win over Cologne. The match was halted for almost 10 minutes early in the second half. Fans have been protesting at games across the country against a proposed deal to sell a future stake in the league to a private equity investor. Players kicked the tennis balls off the pitch as two bright orange cars sped up and down the penalty box doing flips and about turns.
Werder Bremen won 1-0 at Cologne on Friday to move further away from the Bundesliga danger zone and leave the hosts in deep trouble. Justin Njinmah came on in the 66th minute and tapped the winner four minutes later after Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe missed a cross from Mitchell Weiser in the 100th meeting between the two sides. Cologne fought to avoid a first defeat in four matches, and Bremen captain Marco Friedl needed to clear on the goal-line to prevent Weiser from heading into his own
Having a reliable presence between the posts is an essential part of any Bundesliga team. Yet there are those who have stood out in the 2023/24 campaign so far for their tremendous efficiency numbers.
Taktical analysis: Harry Kane and Leroy Sané have forged such a fine understanding that no other attacking duo in the Bundesliga comes even close to the Bayern Munich pair.