"Long known for its Carnival atmosphere, the RheinEnergieStadion was in real party mood after Ragnar Ache put the hosts ahead on the half-hour mark. But Bayern were in no mood for that, as Luis Díaz and Harry Kane flipped the game on its head in the space of seven minutes. Kane and Michael Olise then added gloss to the scoreline in the second half. Looking back now, that defeat was the start of a change for Köln."
"The Sunday after that cup exit at the hands of Bayern saw Köln produce an excellent response by beating Hamburg 4-1 at home in the Bundesliga thanks to goals from Ache, Florian Kainz, Said El Mala and Jakub Kaminski. They were waving their red and white scarves all around the stadium in Cologne with the official start of Carnival on 11 November just days away. And they had every reason to be happy, sitting in seventh place with 14 points from nine games."
Köln led Bayern 1-0 through Ragnar Ache in the DFB second-round tie before Bayern responded with goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane to win 4-1, with Kane and Michael Olise scoring in the second half. Köln then beat Hamburg 4-1 the following Sunday to sit seventh with 14 points from nine games. A 3-1 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach began a slump. Köln have now failed to win in seven matches, recording four losses and three draws, dropping to 11th and edging closer to the danger zone.
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