2016/2017 German Bundesliga
- Anthony Modeste (13', 47')
- Leonardo Bittencourt (28')
- Simon Zoller (44')
- Fin Bartels (34')
- Theodor Gebre Selassie (40')
- Serge Gnabry (62')
FC Cologne 4-3 Werder Bremen
Anthony Modeste scored twice as Cologne boosted their Europa League hopes with a thrilling 4-3 home win against Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen.Former Blackburn loanee Modeste and Leonardo Bittencourt fired Cologne into a 2-0 first-half lead and although Fin Bartels and Theodor Gebre Selassie hauled the visitors level, Simon Zoller restored the home side's advantage just before the break.Modeste struck again after half-time - he now has a total of 27 for the season - to make it 4-2 before Serge Gnabry pulled one back for Bremen in the 62nd minute, but Cologne held on to leapfrog their rivals into a top six spot.Both sides are level on 45 points, but Cologne are now seven goals better off with two games to play.
Game Information
RheinEnergieStadion
7:30 PM, 5 May 2017
Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | +59 | 84 |
| Bayern Munich | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | +49 | 69 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | +34 | 67 |
| RB Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | +38 | 63 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | +24 | 60 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | +1 | 45 |
| SC Freiburg | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 40 |
| FC Augsburg | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 39 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 38 |
| Werder Bremen | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 38 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 33 |
| VfL Bochum | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -24 | 33 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -25 | 30 |
| Mainz | 32 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -17 | 29 |
| FC Cologne | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -30 | 24 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -46 | 17 |
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