Hello everyone. Welcome to LIVE text commentary of Cologne vs Bayern Munich. We are less than 15 minutes away from kick off. here.

Rafinha misplaces a pass and Pep Guardiola looks perplexed on the touchline.

Alonso looking for Mueller again with another long ball, but Alonso yet to find his range today.

Opening for Bayern on the break as Lahm feeds Robben on the overlap, but the Dutchman's cross is cut out with a desperate block.

Cologne have done well not to fall behind yet. Those Bayern attacks have been relentless; Cologne looking for a foothold in the game.

It's all Bayern here. Another chance created as Robben cuts onto his left foot and drills a low shot into the feet of Mueller, but the Germany star cannot make a good enough contact with the shot.

Alonso's deep cross is nodded down by Lewandowski and cleared away for a corner before it reaches Mueller.

Mueller drills into the side-netting from a good position and then claims he was fouled before he shot. Cologne captain Brecko goes head-to-head with Mueller and the pair have to be separated.

It would be fair to say Bayern have started the brighter here. Cologne yet to get going.

PENALTY APPEAL. Typical mazy run by Robben, who appears to be tripped in the box as he's about to shoot. Robben gets his fair share of bad press when it comes to simulation, but he may have had a case there.

At the other end, Cologne's Ujah digs out a decent cross from the right, but Neuer spots it early and plucks it from the sky.

Mueller almost gets an early glimpse of goal, but he can't quite bring Rafinha's deep cross from the right under control.

It's a very sunny afternoon in Cologne. The home side are in their traditional red and white strip, with Bayern in their black away kit.

KICK OFF. We are underway in Cologne.

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COLOGNE: Horn; Brecko, Maroh, Wimmer, Hector; Matuschyk, Lehmann, Gerhardt; Olkowski, Halfar; Ujah. Subs: Kalas, Vogt, Kessler, Peszko, Risse, Finne, Mavraj /// BAYERN: Neuer, Alonso, Lewandowski, Robben, Rafinha, Boateng, Bernat, Goetze, Lahm, Mueller, Alaba. Subs: Reina, Dante, Benatia, Shaqiri, Pizarro, Rode, Hojbjerg.