Cologne stalemate denies Ancelotti share of record
BERLIN: Leaders Bayern Munich dropped their first Bundesliga points of the season on Saturday as their 1-1 draw at home to Cologne denied Carlo Ancelotti a record-equalling sixth straight win.
Joshua Kimmich’s first-half header at Munich’s Allianz Arena was cancelled out by Anthony Modeste’s volley to break the Bavarian giants’ 100 percent record in the league this season.
It meant Ancelotti missed out on equalling the Bundesliga record of six straight wins for a coach in his debut season in Germany’s top flight.
“We were good in the first half and controlled the game, then we lost the cohesion and order in our game,” admitted Ancelotti.
“We haven’t played well in the last two matches, but it continues after the international break.”
The result leaves Bayern three points clear while fourth-placed Cologne preserve their unbeaten record this season.
Hertha Berlin took their chance to claim second place with a 2-0 win at home to Hamburg.
Vedad Ibisevic’s scrambled shot gave Hertha a first-half lead at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium before he also converted a second-half penalty.
Hamburg stumbled to their fifth
straight defeat and their first under new coach Markus Gisdol after Bruno Labbadia was sacked last week.
Borussia Dortmund remain third despite crashing to a 2-0 defeat at fellow Champions League side Bayer Leverkusen, thanks to Admir Mehmedi’s header and Javi Hernandez’s secondhalf strike — Chicharito’s fifth goal in three games.
Borussia’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a late goal ruled offside, but this was a below-par display from Dortmund in the wake of Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at home to holders Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Along with Bayern, Cologne and RB Leipzig, Hoffenheim remain one of the four unbeaten teams after their 2-1 win at Ingolstadt, achieved thanks to firsthalf goals by Sandro Wagner and Kerem Demirbay.