FC Bayern Munich – TSG Hoffenheim 5:1 (3:1)
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FC Bayern Munich clearly prevailed against TSG Hoffenheim in the home game at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Harry Kane scored twice and Luis Díaz even scored three times for Munich. After losing two points against Augsburg (1:2) and Hamburg (2:2), Bayern are now back on track with a 5:1 win.
In the 17th minute of the game, Hoffenheim’s Kevin Akpoguma received a red card after an emergency stop, meaning that Hoffenheim’s team was outnumbered early on. Shortly afterwards, Harry Kane (20th) scored for Bayern with a penalty kick. Andrej Kramarić (35th) was able to equalize for Hoffenheim in the first half. Kane missed the empty goal once (27th), but was able to put Bayern in the lead again shortly before half-time (45th) with a penalty kick. The 29-year-old Colombian Díaz then scored three goals (45th + 2, 62nd, 89th) for a clear lead.
Despite being outnumbered, Hoffenheim held on confidently at times and created chances, including a hit on the crossbar by Fisnik Asllani.
With the home win in front of 75,000 spectators in the sold-out Allianz Arena, the FC Bayern
extended its lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund to six points. Munich are already twelve points ahead of third-placed Hoffenheim.
1. FC Cologne – RB Leipzig 1:2 (0:1)
RB Leipzig won a close game against 1. FC Köln at the Rhein-Energie-Stadion in Cologne. The Austrian Christoph Baumgartner led his team to a 2-1 (0-1) victory with two goals. Most recently, Leipzig had only won two of five games.
Overall, both teams appeared confident in the first half of the game, with both FC and Leipzig having chances to take the lead in the first ten minutes. In the 29th minute of the game, Christoph Baumgartner scored with a header for the RB to make it 1-0. In the second half of the game, Jan Thielmann (51st) was able to equalize with a goal for Cologne.
Shortly afterwards, Baumgartner gave Leipzig the lead again with a second goal (56th). Xaver Schlager played a precise pass into the penalty area to Baumgartner, who received the ball with his back to the goal and shot it straight from the turn. A yellow card was given, among others, to RB coach Ole Werner (52nd) for complaining heavily.
Three days before the DFB Cup quarter-finals at FC Bayern Munich, Leipzig secured fourth place in the Bundesliga table with a win over VfB Stuttgart. Cologne are still in tenth place, just four points clear of the relegation zone.
Saturday’s match reports can be found here.
date: 2026-02-09 03:14:00