""Congratulations to FC Bayern on a well-deserved victory," Köln coach Lukas Kwasniok said afterwards in comments captured by FCBayern.com. "We managed to challenge FC Bayern for 30 minutes and then took a 1-0 lead. We engaged them in many aerial duels. After conceding the equalizer and then the second goal in four minutes, it became very difficult. The game was effectively over when they made it 3-1.""
"Bayern Munich traveled to Cologne for a midweek DFB-Pokal tilt with FC Köln. Heading into the match, the Bavarians were riding high, but the squad knew that FC Köln would not be an easy out in front of its home crowd. Ultimately, Bayern Munich pulled out a 4-1 victory doing exactly what they have done to every other opponent it has had of late - wear them down and pounce."
FC Köln opened strongly and took a 1-0 lead after challenging Bayern Munich for the first 30 minutes and engaging in many aerial duels. Bayern Munich equalized and then scored a second goal within four minutes, after which momentum swung sharply. The game became very difficult for the home side when Bayern extended the lead to 3-1, and the match finished 4-1 in favor of Bayern. Bayern continued a pattern of wearing opponents down and pouncing, while FC Köln provided one of the more resilient challenges of the season despite the clear quality gap.
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