1-0, a decisive victory in the 96th minute. The 23-year-old Bayer sealed his throat with a sword. Dortmund ended its 2-game winless run and was promoted to third place.

Dortmund, ranked 4th before the game, ushered in the 8th round of the Bundesliga. Dortmund played at home against Cologne, which was ranked 8th before the game.

Dortmund had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the 4 games before the game in Cologne, while the 4 games before the Cologne game had 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in a slightly worse state than Dortmund. In the last three meetings between the two sides, Dortmund has the upper hand because Dortmund defeated Cologne in all three meetings. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Dortmund defeating Cologne at home.

In the 96th minute, Fabio Silva made a wonderful pass, and the 23-year-old Bayer volleyed the ball from the left side of the penalty area to help Dortmund stage a countdown.

In the end, Dortmund defeated Cologne 1-0, ending 2 consecutive rounds of Bundesliga winlessness, and Cologne had 2 consecutive rounds of Bundesliga winlessness. After the game, Dortmund rose to 3rd, while Cologne ranked 8th.

Dortmund had 70% of the ball in the game, took 15 more corner kicks than Cologne, took 22 more shots than Cologne, and had 9 more shots on target than Cologne, while Cologne had 0 shots on target.

For Dortmund, Kerber will start the game together with Gross, Adeyemi, Gilasi and other strong players.