Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach LIVE: Bundesliga result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Köln face Borussia M'gladbach in the Bundesliga today.
Bayern Munich remain the dominant force in German football and secured another title win last season, while they signed England captain Harry Kane over the summer to further boost their attacking prowess.
Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are their main challengers, but behind them a fierce battle for European football continues with Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt expected to be among the best of the rest once more.
At the other end, Stuttgart and Augsburg will be aiming for better after they only just survived last season, while FC Heidenheim are this year in the top flight for the first time in their entire history.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Match ends, 1. FC Köln 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Delay in match because of an injury Luca Kilian (1. FC Köln).
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Goal! 1. FC Köln 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic.
Köln vs Borussia M'gladbach
Attempt blocked. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Schwäbe.
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