MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 16: Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munich celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal, to complete his hat-trick, during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1.
Kane finds himself in space a bit further out from the Köln box and shoots to register a hat-trick.
55’ — Kane goes into a challenge with a Köln player which temporarily halts play53’ — Köln fail to clear the lines which leaves Karl open.
Musiala has been fouled outside the Köln box.
Bayern do a free-kick trick with a Kimmich tip pass and Kane shoots it low to the left corner.
MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 16: Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munich celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal, to complete his hat-trick, during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Köln at Allianz Arena on May 16, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) Getty Images
Initial Reactions and Observations
Bayern smashed the record for most goals in top five league history. That takes some beating to do even for a club like Bayern.
This has been a topsy-turvy Bundesliga season and we here at BFW enjoyed every bit of it, and we hope you all did too!
The team just put themselves in a good position for the DFB-Pokal final next week.
That’s it for the Bundesliga season, folks! A huge thank you for watching every match with us! Feels weird that there won’t be Bayern action for a couple months, but we do have the Pokal final and the World Cup coming up. Be sure to join us for those! Until next season!
90+5’ — Full time!
90+2’ — Olise finds himself 1v1 with the goalkeeper but he takes his shot a split second too late so it’s put behind for a corner.
90’ — Guerreiro tries volleying the cross but hits it over. Four additional minutes are also added.
85’ — Kimmich tries to chip the goalkeeper but his effort is inches wide.
83’ — TOR! Nicolas Jackson scores to make it 5-1 Bayern, which puts the Bavarians on 122 goals in the league. That means Bayern have beaten Real Madrid’s record of 121 goals back in 2011/12.
82’ — Olise goes down the right but his cross is flubbed by a player in the middle.
79’ — Said El Mala is down after what appears to be a non-contact injury. He is eventually replaced along with one of his teammates.
78’ — Bischof is fouled from behind and Bayern earn a free kick which results in nothing.
76’ — Stanišić overhits a pass for Kane.
70’ — Raphael Guerreiro replaces Jamal Musiala.
69’ — TOR! Kane finds himself in space a bit further out from the Köln box and shoots to register a hat-trick.
68’ — Köln make a substitution.
67’ — Jonathan Tah slides in to deflect a Köln shot behind for a corner. The visitors stray offside in the follow up.
65’ — Díaz tries shooting from the edge of the box but it’s wide of the mark again.
64’ — Musiala shoots first time but it’s deflected behind for another corner.
60’ — Jonas Urbig comes on for Manuel Neuer. Michael Olise also comes on for Lennart Karl.
59’ — Köln’s corner ends up a Bayern goal kick.
58’ — Musiala fails to release the pass from a tight angle and the attack fizzles out.
56’ — Upamecano picks out Díaz with a long pass but the latter misses a 1v1. Díaz was offside anyway.
55’ — Kane goes into a challenge with a Köln player which temporarily halts play
53’ — Köln fail to clear the lines which leaves Karl open. His curling ground shot goes off the post and out.
51’ — Köln is getting more chances. Don’t like that. Dayot Upamecano stops an attack.
47’ — Köln go down the right and nearly get another goal back.
46’ — The second half has begun! Konrad Laimer is replaced by Josip Stanišić.
Halftime Observations
Bayern has been playing much better lately.
Harry Kane is a monster today. He scores goals and runs all the way back to his box to put in a tackle.
Lennart Karl and Tom Bischof were sorely missed against Paris Saint-Germain. Their dynamism and shooting prowess could’ve helped massively.
45+4’ — Half time!
45’ — Three minutes of stoppage time is added on.
44’ — Musiala shoots from a narrow angle but hits the post. The ball falls to Kane who couldn’t bury his chance.
43’ — Díaz pounces on a through ball but the Köln goalkeeper is there to save it. Kane misses the following chance.
39’ — Laimer is down, receiving treatment after a challenge from behind. He is eventually cleared to return to the pitch.
37’ — Konrad Laimer goes into the referee’s book for a late challenge deep in Köln’s third.
35’ — Díaz has been flagged offside again.
34’ — Bischof is fouled from behind by a Köln player who is booked.
28’ — Díaz does well on the left and crosses it again for Karl who misjudges the trajectory of the ball and hits it high.
26’ — Díaz tries the glory top corner goal but his shot is parried away.
22’ — TOR! Tom Bischof is unmarked outside the Köln box with a late run and shoots it low to the right this time and goes beyond the goalkeeper’s reach.
18’ — Goal. Bayern sloppy defending as per lets Köln in after a turnover in midfield. Typical.
17’ — Bayern really enjoying themselves with these intricate passes and movements.
12’ — TOR! Musiala has been fouled outside the Köln box. Bayern do a free-kick trick with a Kimmich tip pass and Kane shoots it low to the left corner. Bayern now 2-0 up!
10’ — TOR! Joshua Kimmich and Karl combine on the right where the latter crosses it to Kane who hits it first time into the net. Bayern take the lead!
7’ — Díaz crosses for Lennart Karl but the cross is overhit.
5’ — Jamal Musiala couldn’t get to Díaz’s lobbed pass.
3’ — Luis Díaz is flagged offside.
2’ — Harry Kane receives the ball just outside the box and has a pop from there. It goes way over.
Kickoff! — LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
It’s an near champagne XI for the last match of the Bundesliga season. Youngsters Lennart Karl and Tom Bischof are also in the starting XI.
Bayern Munich’s season is almost finished, with the last Bundesliga match of the season seeing them host FC Köln during a time of celebration for the Bavarians. Both Bayern’s men’s and women’s teams have clinched trophies, and the men still have a chance to add to that tally at the DFB-Pokal final next week.
Bayern has won the Bundesliga title a few weeks ago and the Billy Goats have nothing to play for, though the former’s impending cup game might give them the edge.
Match Info
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Date: Saturday, 16 May 2026
Time: 3:30 PM Local time | 9:30 AM EST | 6:30 AM PST
Prediction
Bayern wins 3-1 with goals from Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Jamal Musiala.
It’s Bayern time
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