BORUSSIA DORTMUND 6-1 FC KOLN: BVB SCORES SIX AND MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE BUNDESLIGA

Sebastian Haller and Marco Reus each scored a brace as Borussia Dortmund beat FC Köln 6–1 in the Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park. Raphael Guerreiro and Donyell Malen were also among the goalscorers as Edin Terzic’s side took Bayern Munich to the top of the table by leaps and bounds.

Dortmund are on 53 points and have played one game more than Bayern, who are on 52 points. Bayern will play against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund beat FC Köln by six points as they bid to leapfrog Bayern Munich into first place in the Bundesliga with a 6-1 win at Signal Iduna Park. Raphael Guerreiro scored the opening goal within 15 minutes before Sebastian Haller quickly netted the second and Marco Reus the third after half an hour.
Borussia Dortmund scored six goals against FC Cologne in a bid to overtake Bayern Munich and take the Bundesliga lead with a 6-1 win at Signal Iduna Park.

Raphael Guerreiro scored the opening goal within 15 minutes before Sebastian Haller quickly netted the second and Marco Reus the third after half an hour.
Jude Bellingham found Reus on the edge of the box for the captain to deflect the ball with a delicious flick towards Guerreiro, who put the ball on a plate so Haller could give Dortmund a two lead.

The best was yet to come for Dortmund, who scored a spectacular third through captain Reus. Mahmoud Dahoud fired the ball past the Cologne defense as Malen rushed towards it before his close-range shot was cleared by Schwabe, but Malen picked up the rebound with his back to goal and found Guerreiro, who passed the ball to Reus who curled up. a powerful but exquisite attack in the top corner.
Dortmund had the fourth time when Schwabe failed to stop Malen’s powerful shot at the near post.
Just before the break, Köln managed to fight back a goal with Davie Selke finding the roof of the net from a tight angle, but Dortmund continued their relentless form into the second half.

Dahoud’s free kick worried Schwabe and forced a good save from the goalkeeper who knocked the ball off the crossbar, before Haller – completely unmarked – soaked up the rebound to beat Dortmund’s fifth.

Reus drove the final nail into the coffin a minute later when his sloppy effort found its way past a defeated Schwabe. The three points lifted Dortmund from Bayern in the table after playing one more game, the latter in action against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

SUBJECT – DORTMUND SENDS A WARNING TO BAVARIA

Dortmund slipped in last week’s 2-2 draw at Schalke, missing a chance to draw with Bayern in the Bundesliga. However, they didn’t want to make a second mistake and beat Cologne to prove they could play like champions.
Not only is it a great result that puts them on top – at least until Sunday – it also sends a message to Bayern as to who they will play next in what could be a titular fixture after the international break.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH – RAPHAEL GUERREIRO (DORTMUND)

Two assists and the goal to kick off Dortmund’s party. Gurreiro was exceptional in the game and seemed involved in everything Dortmund threw against Cologne. He took his goal brilliantly, controlling a difficult cross before slicing it past the Cologne keeper in one motion to trigger Dortmund’s demise.

He was involved in the first three goals, scoring the opening goal before setting up Haller and Reus and the way he and his Dortmund team-mates played the game was already won by then.

MATCH REVIEWS

DORTMUND: Meyer 7, Wolf 7, Sule 8, Schlotterbeck 7, Ryerson 7, Dahoud 7, Bellingham 8, Guerreiro 9*, Malen 9, Haller 9, Reus 9

Available: Hummels 6, Meunier 6, Rothe 6, Reyna 6, Modeste 6

FC KOLN: Schwabe 4, Hector 5, Chabot 5, Hubers 5, Schmitz 5, Kainz 6, Skhiri 6, Ljubicic 6, Olesen 6, Adamyan 6, Selke 7

Subs: Schindler N/A, Martel 6, Huseinbasic 6, Tigges 6, Maina 6

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MATCH

15′ – GOAL! DORTMUND 1-0 FC KOLN (GUERREIRO): Malen lunged down the right and slipped the ball between Julian Chabot’s legs before hauling back a cross to Guerreiro in the center of the box, who took an excellent first touch before sliding the ball past Marvin Schwabe into the far corner.

17′ – GOAL! DORTMUND 2-0 COLUMN (HALLER): Jude Bellingham has the ball on the edge of the box and finds Reus making a nice touch to help the ball to Guerreiro, who puts the ball on a backboard for Haller to give Dortmund two goals side!

32′ – GOAL! DORTMUND 3-0 COLONNA (REUS): Dahoud clears the Cologne defense as Malen runs in before his close-range shot is cleared by Schwabe, but Malen takes the rebound with his back to goal and finds Guerreiro, who puts the ball on in Reus who scores a brilliant shot into the top corner.

42′ – GOAL! DORTMUND 4-1 KOLN (SELKE): Find the roof of the net from an angled position to pull back for the guests.

69′ – GOAL! DORTMUND 5-1 COLUMN (HALLER): It’s Dahoud who worries Schwabe by forcing the goalkeeper to deflect his free kick onto the crossbar before Haller picks up the rebound to intercept Dortmund’s fifth goal! Game over, for sure!

70′ – GOAL! DORTMUND – COLUMN 6-1 (REUS): Dortmund are in sixth place, Reus in second and the hosts have all three points! They beat Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga tonight.