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How 1. FC Köln saved themselves in the Bundesliga relegation

SEven at the moment of success, after almost everything had worked out for 90 minutes for the Cologne team, this strange tendency to sloppiness emerged once again, which was an integral part of this football season for FC. Marius Wolf and Jannes Horn had prepared everything, and Friedhelm Funkel did not even attempt a more serious escape.

Nevertheless, the Kölsch fell largely past the trainer on the floor, just grazed sparkles. This attempt at a beer shower was anything but suitable for the Bundesliga, but an all-round flawless end of the season would not have suited this football year for the Rhinelander. In the previous game, however, they had acted almost perfectly and won the relegation second leg 5-1 at Holstein Kiel.

Afterwards the professionals danced on the lawn, a few tears of emotion flowed, while 450 kilometers further south on the Rhine was sung on the streets. “You really lose a lot,” said goalkeeper Timo Horn. Five goals and such a dominant performance had to surprise even the boldest optimists after the FC only managed one goal per game on average in the Bundesliga and there was far too little risk of scoring in the 0-1 in the first leg.

Cologne shows a lot of nerve strength

But these people from Cologne have retained this special ability that most teams lose in the course of long series of failures. “The team showed a certain quality when we had our backs to the wall,” explained Horn. “We have repeatedly won victories that no one would have expected us to do in critical phases.”

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