Watch: Bayern Munich vs Cologne match halted after sprinklers turn on mid-game
To add the general sense of chaos and drama, the match between Cologne and Bayern Munich was temporarily halted after two sprinklers turned on during the 72nd minute of the match.
Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute for Bayern Munich to snatch the Bundesliga title from Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 victory at Cologne after Dortmund could only draw on the final day of the season.
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Needing a win over Mainz to end Bayern’s decade-long title streak, Borussia Dortmund started disastrously and conceded two headed goals to be 2-0 down after 24 minutes, missing a penalty as well.
Bayern, meanwhile, seemed to be in control against Cologne following an eighth-minute goal from Kingsley Coman. There was more drama, though, as Dortmund cut the gap to 2-1 and then Dejan Ljubicic leveled the score for Cologne against Bayern in the 81st, again putting Dortmund on course for the title.
Jamal Musiala’s winning goal eight minutes later tipped the balance back toward Bayern and Dortmund could only score once more for a 2-2 draw. That wasn’t enough and Bayern won the Bundesliga for the 11th time in a row.