Harry Kane has scored 18 Bundesliga goals this season, double the entire total of the Cologne side
England captain Harry Kane scored again as Bayern Munich won at Cologne to move top of the German Bundesliga table.
Kane's goal was his 18th in 12 league matches and he also became the first Englishman to score 18 times in a Bundesliga season.
He finished from close range in the 20th minute after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's shot was cleared off the line.
The victory takes Bayern one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who play their game in hand on Saturday.
Leverkusen, the only other unbeaten side in the German top flight, will regain top spot if they win at Werder Bremen.
- Cologne v Bayern Munich as it happenedKane leading charge for Golden Shoe
Bayern's match was their first against Cologne since beating them 2-1 in May when Jamal Musiala scored a last-minute winning goal to beat Borussia Dortmund to the title. Dortmund would have become champions for the first time since 2011-12 if they had defeated Mainz, but instead drew 2-2.
Since then, Bayern have signed Kane from Tottenham in an £86.4m deal as they bid for a 12th consecutive Bundesliga title.
Against Cologne, Kane was at the heart of Bayern's best moves and they almost went ahead when his pass found Leroy Sane, but the former Manchester City forward could not lift the ball over home goalkeeper Marvin Schwabe.
But Bayern did not have to wait long before going ahead.
Sane played it to Choupo-Moting, he cut inside and had a shot cleared off the line by Julian Chabot, with Kane tapping home the rebound.
As well as becoming the top-scoring Englishman in one Bundesliga season, the 30-year-old the first player in league history to have scored 18 times after the opening 12 matchdays.
England's record goalscorer has 22 goals in 17 appearances in all competitions for Thomas Tuchel's side.
Choupo-Moting, Sane and Kingsley Coman missed chances to double Bayern's advantage.
Davie Selke had a rare chance for Cologne, who drop to the bottom of the table, but failed to beat Manuel Neuer with a header at the back post.
Coman hit the crossbar in the second half, and the hosts then offered little as an attacking threat as Bayern took the victory.
Most goals in one Bundesliga season from an Englishman
- 18 - Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, 2023-24)17 - Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund, 2019-20) and Kevin Keegan (Hamburg, 1978-79)15 - Tony Woodcock (Cologne, 1981-82)
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsKöln
Formation 3-4-1-2
1Schwäbe15Kilian24Chabot4Hübers18Carstensen6Martel11Kainz37Maina7Ljubicic29Thielmann27Selke
- 1Schwäbe15KilianSubstituted forWaldschmidtat 78'minutes24Chabot4Hübers18Carstensen6Martel11KainzSubstituted forHuseinbasicat 78'minutes37Maina7LjubicicSubstituted forAlidouat 65'minutes29ThielmannSubstituted forPaqaradaat 77'minutes27SelkeSubstituted forTiggesat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Schmitz3Heintz8Huseinbasic9Waldschmidt13Uth17Paqarada21Tigges40Alidou44Köbbing
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Neuer27Laimer2Upamecano3Kim Min-jae40Mazraoui6Kimmich8Goretzka11Coman13Choupo-Moting10Sané9Kane
- 1Neuer27Laimer2Upamecano3Kim Min-jae40Mazraoui6Kimmich8Goretzka11Coman13Choupo-MotingBooked at 52mins10Sané9Kane
Substitutes
- 7Gnabry19Davies20Sarr22Guerreiro25Müller26Ulreich39Tel41Krätzig45Pavlovic
Referee:Marco FritzAttendance:50,000Match StatsHome TeamKölnAway TeamBayern MunichPossessionHome31%Away69%ShotsHome6Away21Shots on TargetHome1Away5CornersHome3Away12FoulsHome6Away4Live Text Post update
Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 1.
90'+4'Full Time
Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, FC Bayern München 1.
90'+3'Post update
Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Post update
Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
90'+3'Post update
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
90'Post update
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Rasmus Carstensen.
90'Post update
Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Post update
Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
83'Post update
Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81'Post update
Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
79'Post update
Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic.
78'Post update
Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Leon Goretzka following a corner.
78'Substitution
Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Luca Kilian.
78'Substitution
Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Florian Kainz.
77'Substitution
Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Leart Paqarada replaces Jan Thielmann.
77'Post update
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
77'Post update
Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
75'Post update
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
75'Post update
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
70'Post update
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Faride Alidou.
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