Bayern Munich 4-0 FC Koln: 3 reasons why the Bavarians won the match 

#2 Kingsley Ehizibue's red card

Kingsley Ehizibue was shown a red card in the 59th minute

It was always going to be a tall order for FC Koln to get anything from the fixture against Bayern Munich, and that proved to be the case when they fell two goals behind inside the first 49 minutes.

However, as any keen football follower would tell you, a 2-0 margin is not exactly the most comfortable of leads, and there have been plenty of instances of teams overturning two-goal deficits.

Despite the superiority of their hosts, Koln would have fancied their chances of clawing back, and all it would have taken was a goal for them to get back into the game.

Though the scoreline might not reflect it, Koln were very much in the game for the first 50 minutes, and gave the Bayern defence cause for concern on occasion, but all of their hopes were dashed when right-back Kinglsey Ehizibue was shown a straight red card for bundling Philippe Coutinho over in the penalty box, with referee Patrick Itrrich pointing to the spot.

The double punishment saw Bayern Munich go 3-0 up after Coutinho scored the spot-kick at the second time of asking, while also giving the hosts a one-man advantage over Koln.

This was effectively game over for the visitors, but things might have turned out differently if Ehizibue had not been sent in for an early shower.