Cologne take on Bayern Munich this Wednesday night at the RheinEnergieStadion, and to be honest, it's a mountain to climb. The hosts have not beaten Bayern in over a decade, and with the visitors flying under Vincent Kompany, it's looking like another long evening for the Billy Goats. Still, football's beauty lies in surprises, and Cologne will cling to that hope.
Bayern, who recently beat Club Brugge 4-0 in the Champions League and edged Monchengladbachs ten men in a comfortable 3-0 win, as reported by Softfootball , come into this with 16 straight wins across all competitions. They are not just winning they are steamrolling. Kompany's system looks balanced, ruthless, and, frankly, terrifying to play against.
For Cologne, it's been rough lately. They have picked up only four points from their last five Bundesliga games and are still recovering from that gut-wrenching 96th-minute loss at Dortmund. No shots on target, no joy, no luck. And now Bayern. That's football's cruel sense of humour.