Bayern surrender a two-goal lead at home but survive to claim a late winner against Koln

Serge Gnabry struck twice as Bayern Munich picked up their first Bundesliga win this season with a 3-2 victory over Koln with all five goals scored in a bumper second-half.Goals by Robert Lewandowski and Gnabry put Bayern 2-0 up just after the break, but Cologne roared back with two goals in as many minutes by Anthony Modeste and Mark Uth.📝 Bayern becomes the first team in the history of the top 5 European leagues to score in 74 competitive games in a row, surpassing Real Madrid (73 in 2016-2017)— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 22, 2021 Gnabry gave Julian Nagelsmann his first Bundesliga win as head coach by smashing the winner into the roof 19 minutes before the whistle.Bayern seized control at the Allianz Arena when second-half replacement Jamal Musiala, 18, ghosted through the Cologne defence and squared for Lewandowski on 50 minutes.See-saw Germans produce a remarkably entertaining show in a 2-2 draw in HoffenheimThe Poland star, who scored a record 41 goals in the Bundesliga last season, has already scored twice in as many league games in 2020/21. He has now scored in 12 consecutive Bundesliga games dating back to last season.Only Bayern legend Gerd Mueller, who died last Sunday aged 75, bettered the tally by netting in 16 straight league games.Gnabry doubled the lead when he stabbed in a Thomas Mueller cross on 59 minutes.Cologne deserve credit for fighting back at 2-0 down and scored just a minute later. When Bayern defender Niklas Suele misjudged a cross, Modeste powered home his header.The French veteran then swung in a cross on Cologne’s next attack which Uth stabbed home to level.The future is bright. 💎@JamalMusiala | #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/Jt2puhAb9o— 🇺🇸 FC Bayern US 🇨🇦 (@FCBayernUS) August 22, 2021 Gnabry restored Bayern’s lead when he picked his spot from the edge of the area as his shot flew past Cologne ‘keeper Timo Horn.BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 2FridayRB Leipzig – VfB Stuttgart 4-0 (1-0)/Szoboszlai 38, 52, Forsberg 46, Silva 65/SaturdayFreiburg – Borussia Dortmund 2-1 (1-0)/Grifo 6, Sallai 53 – Keitel 59 og/Eintracht – Augsburg 0-0Greuther Furth – Arminia 1-1 (0-1)/Hrgota 50 pen – Klos 45/Bochum – Mainz 2-0 (1-0)/Holtmann 22, Polter 56/Hertha – Wolfsburg 1-2 (0-0)/Lukebakio 60 pen – Baku 73, Nmecha 88/Leverkusen – M’gladbach 4-0 (2-0)/Sommer 3 og, Schick 8, Diaby 55, Amiri 87/SundayHoffenheim – Union Berlin 2-2 (2-1)/Akpoguma 14, Bruun Larsen 30 – Giesselmann 10, Awoniyi 47/Bayern – Koln 3-2 (0-0)/Lewandowski 50, Gnabry 59, 71 – Modeste 60, Uth 62/

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