Bayern Munich 4-0 Cologne

Arjen Robben had been sidelined for seven weeks with a thigh injury

Arjen Robben scored on his return from injury as Bayern Munich beat Cologne to become the first team to win their opening 10 Bundesliga games.

Pep Guardiola's side increased their lead to 10 points in their bid for a fourth successive German title.

Robben, 31, scored with an individual effort after 35 minutes and Arturo Vidal added a second before half-time.

Robert Lewandowski's 16th goal in nine games and a Thomas Muller penalty sealed a 1000th Bundesliga victory.

Bayern were rarely stretched as they returned to winning ways after their first defeat of the season at Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Arturo Vidal doubled Bayern's lead before half-time

Robben had been sidelined for seven weeks with a thigh injury picked up on international duty for the Netherlands in the 1-0 defeat against Iceland last month.

But he showed few signs of his layoff, and had already wasted one good chance when he put his side ahead with a composed finish.

Vidal found the net five minutes later with a low right-foot shot after good build-up play by Kingsley Coman.

Lewandowski headed in Douglas Costa's 62nd-minute cross for his 23rd goal of the season.

Thomas Muller claimed the fourth from the spot with 13 minutes left, finding the bottom corner after Dominic Maroh fouled Lewandowski.

The leaders could see their advantage cut on Sunday with second-placed Borussia Dortmund hosting FC Augsburg. Schalke, who are third, visit Borussia Monchengladbach.

Guardiola's side return to action against German Cup holders Wolfsburg on Tuesday in the second round of this season's tournament.

Elsewhere, Werder Bremen won 3-1 at Mainz, and Eintracht Frankfurt earned a 2-1 victory at Hannover.

Wolfsburg stay fourth after scoring the only goal at Darmstadt,Hertha Berlin are fifth after a 1-0 win at Ingolstadt, and Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 4-3.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Bayern Munich

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Neuer

21Lahm17Boateng27Alaba13Ferreira de Souza

23Vidal

29Coman10Robben25Müller11Douglas Costa

9Lewandowski

• 1Neuer
• 21Lahm
• 17BoatengSubstituted forMartínez Aguinagaat 62'minutes
• 27Alaba
• 13Ferreira de SouzaBooked at 56mins
• 23Vidal
• 29Coman
• 10RobbenSubstituted forKimmichat 65'minutes
• 25MüllerSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 78'minutes
• 11Douglas Costa
• 9Lewandowski

Substitutes

• 6Thiago Alcántara
• 8Martínez Aguinaga
• 14Alonso
• 15Kirchhoff
• 18Bernat
• 26Ulreich
• 32Kimmich

Köln

Formation 5-4-1

1Horn

7Risse4Sörensen5Maroh3Heintz14Hector

11Zoller33Lehmann6Vogt31Gerhardt

27Modeste

• 1Horn
• 7Risse
• 4Sörensen
• 5Maroh
• 3Heintz
• 14Hector
• 11ZollerSubstituted forHosinerat 71'minutes
• 33LehmannBooked at 61mins
• 6Vogt
• 31GerhardtSubstituted forSventoat 75'minutes
• 27ModesteSubstituted forOsakoat 58'minutes

Substitutes

• 8Jojic
• 13Osako
• 15Hosiner
• 16Olkowski
• 18Kessler
• 26Finne
• 29Svento

Referee:

Florian Meyer

Attendance:

75,000

Match Stats

Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamKöln

Possession

Home74%

Away26%

Shots

Home26

Away4

Shots on Target

Home14

Away2

Corners

Home10

Away0

Fouls

Home8

Away4

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, FC Bayern München 4, 1. FC Köln 0.

2. 90'+1'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 4, 1. FC Köln 0.

3. 86'

   Post update

   Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).

4. 86'

   Post update

   Marcel Risse (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.

5. 85'

   Post update

   Foul by Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München).

6. 85'

   Post update

   Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.

7. 85'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Lahm.

8. 78'

   Substitution

   Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara replaces Thomas Müller.

9. 77'

   Goal!

   Goal! FC Bayern München 4, 1. FC Köln 0. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

10. 76'

    Post update

    Penalty FC Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski draws a foul in the penalty area.

11. 76'

    Post update

    Penalty conceded by Dominic Maroh (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.

12. 75'

    Substitution

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dusan Svento replaces Yannick Gerhardt because of an injury.

13. 75'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Philipp Hosiner (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

14. 73'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.

15. 72'

    Post update

    Attempt saved. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Costa.

16. 71'

    Substitution

    Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Philipp Hosiner replaces Simon Zoller.

17. 70'

    Post update

    Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Costa.

18. 70'

    Post update

    Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Müller.

19. 69'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.

20. 69'

    Post update

    Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).

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