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1 June 2020 9:26 PM BST
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FULL TIME! 2-4!

90+5' Dingert blows his whistle on a fantastic game of football.

1 June 2020 9:26 PM BST
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CHANCE!

90+5' Sabitzer was through on goal but he failed to put the icing on the cake.

It was a soft effort straight at Horn, no chance was that one beating him.

1 June 2020 9:25 PM BST
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90+4' It's specifically Angelino who is looking leggy.

He's down with cramp, and I'd suspect it isn't even fake.

1 June 2020 9:24 PM BST
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90+2' Players are looking very leggy now.

Come on ref, let's see the end to Cologne's misery.

1 June 2020 9:23 PM BST
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ADDED TIME

90' There will be four minutes additional time in the second half.

1 June 2020 9:21 PM BST
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YELLOW CARD

89' Forsberg is the next in the book, he's offered Cologne a chance to put a ball into the area.

1 June 2020 9:19 PM BST
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CHANCE!

87' Modeste is played clean through the middle. There may have been a hint of offside but we will never know because he's placed the ball wide of the post.

What an end to the game we could have had on our hands.

1 June 2020 9:17 PM BST
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SUBSTUTION

84' Goalscorer, Dani Olmo will be replaced by Emil Forsberg.

1 June 2020 9:15 PM BST
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84' The life is slowly being drained from Cologne. I know they're capable of grabbing late goals, but this one just feels out of reach.

1 June 2020 9:14 PM BST
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CHANCE!

77' I can't believe that hasn't resulted in a goal!

Nkunku had the right to take on the shot for his brace, but he selflessly lays the ball into the feet of Olmo.

If there was a crowd in the stadium, you can guarantee that the away fans would have been up celebrating that one.

The Spaniard's effort did ripple the net, but only the side netting.

1 June 2020 9:08 PM BST
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SUBSTITUTION

75' Schmitz makes way for Mere.

Jakobs leaves the field, forward Terrode comes on in his place.

1 June 2020 9:05 PM BST
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NO PENALTY!

73' In fairness Dingert was in two minds when making the decision.

He reviewed it and decided there wasn't enough in the challenge on Modeste to give a penalty.

1 June 2020 9:03 PM BST
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PENALTY!

72' After some deliberating the referee has pointed to the spot and Cologne have a penalty.

He is going over to the VAR screen to confirm.

1 June 2020 9:02 PM BST
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SUBSTITUTION

68' It is Schick who has Czeched all the boxes as a back up striker tonight.

He's come into the side in the place of Poulsen and managed to grab himself a goal.

It appears as though he will be protected now as he is replaced by Amadou Haidara.

1 June 2020 8:58 PM BST
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65' Cologne have been piling on the pressure, but it was Leipzig who have had the most recent chance.

Once again it was Werner that had the ball at his feet, charging at the Billy Goats.

His shot was saved by Horn, but it ricocheted to Patrick Schick. The Czech could only head the ball past the right hand post.

1 June 2020 8:57 PM BST
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YELLOW CARD

61' We've hit the hour mark and we've had the second booking of the evening.

It could be said Cologne have been let off there. Drexler has been booked for the challenge but the referee had pulled the play back when Werner was breaking through with the ball.

1 June 2020 8:51 PM BST
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GOAL! 2-4!

57' I can't type quick enough for these goals.

From a corner, the ball is headed out by the previous goalscorer. Unfortunately for Modeste, the ball lands at the feet of Dani Olmo.

The Spaniard stroked the ball with a surprising level of power and it evaded Horn once again.

1 June 2020 8:47 PM BST
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GOAL! 2-3!

55' Anything you can do, I can do better.

Anthony Modeste had looked half the player Cordoba was looking in that first half.

But the Frenchman found himself half a yard 25-yards from goal. Opened up his body and curled a right footed effort out of the reach of Gulacsi.

Game on now.

1 June 2020 8:45 PM BST
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54' There was danger there of a second yellow for Leistner.

It was a lunge to say the least but quite fairly it was deemed to be not dangerous, and therefore not worthy of a dismissal.

1 June 2020 8:43 PM BST
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GOAL! 1-3!

50' Unbelievable! How quick was that?

Straight from the Cologne free kick, Gulacsi claimed the cross. Instantly he unloaded the ball into the path of Werner.

The pacy forward carried the ball for a solid 30 yards before comfortably slotting the ball past a helpless Timo Werner.

1 June 2020 8:41 PM BST
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50' Hopefully this game doesn't get too scrappy, Kainz has now been brought down by Nkunku.

1 June 2020 8:39 PM BST
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48' Mukiele has once again been brought down in a challenge.

This time he's been brought down by Katterbach just before the defender could gain too much ground on Cologne.

1 June 2020 8:38 PM BST
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SECOND HALF

46' The second half has begun.

Can Cologne find a way back into this game, or will Leipzig pull further away?

1 June 2020 8:36 PM BST
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HALF TIME! 1-2!

45+3' And that's that, Leipzig head into the break a goal to the good.

1 June 2020 8:19 PM BST
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ADDED TIME!

45' There will be three additional minutes of the first half.

1 June 2020 8:15 PM BST
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GOAL! 1-2!

38' It appeared as though not much was on, but as I said, Leipzig have a switch that can just make things happen.

Laimer created space in the middle and threaded a ball through to Nkunku on the edge of the area.

Nkunku provided a tidy finish over Timo Horn to force Leipzig into the lead. 

1 June 2020 8:10 PM BST
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36' Klostermann is finding it much more comfortable to deal with the threat of Modeste.

He would have been having nightmares tonight if he had to play the full 90 against Cordoba.

1 June 2020 8:06 PM BST
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34' Leipzig haven't forgotten how to play.

It's almost as if they can switch it on and off. With each passage of play, they are showing glimpses of what they can do when they have the style turned on.

1 June 2020 8:05 PM BST
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32' Mukiele has gone down screaming in agony, it does appear to be rather theatrical though.

His toe end might have potentially brushed with an on rushing Cologne boot.

Nothing more to be added from Christian Dingert.

1 June 2020 8:03 PM BST
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YELLOW CARD

30' Leistner receives the first booking of the day for a late challenge on Nkunku.

1 June 2020 8:00 PM BST
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30' The flow of the game has returned to being very end to end. Both sides are having plenty to do defensively.

1 June 2020 7:59 PM BST
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26' That goal has injected some life into the travelling side.

Werner is finding space out wide more often than not, and the midfielders are finding him.

1 June 2020 7:56 PM BST
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SUBSTITUTE

23' That's it Cordoba's evening is over, he just can't carry on.

Anthony Modeste has come on to replace him.

1 June 2020 7:54 PM BST
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GOAL! 1-1!

20' Angeliño whips a peach of a delivery into the Cologne area that has targeted straight onto Schick's head.

Both players have been introduced to the starting line up, and they've produced a wonderful goal.

1 June 2020 7:51 PM BST
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19' It's not looking good, it looks as if Anthony Modeste is getting warm on the touchline.

1 June 2020 7:49 PM BST
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18' It's been a bright start from Jhon Cordoba, but the Colombian has found himself writhing in pain.

Hopefully he won't have to come off, he is causing Leipzig all sorts of havoc.

1 June 2020 7:48 PM BST
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14' A lovely dink into the area from Shkiri allows Cordoba to elegantly rise above his markers.

A powerful, accurate header followed but it wasn't enough to beat Gulacsi for a second time.

1 June 2020 7:45 PM BST
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11' Werner is brought down deep out wide on the left hand side.

A free kick is put into the box but it eased away by Timo Horn.

Nagelsmann is looking increasingly more uncomfortable on the touchline.

1 June 2020 7:42 PM BST
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GOAL! 1-0!

7' Unbelievable! Neither team have had the better of the opening exchanges.

Rexhbecaj broke free from the defence but only managed to strike the far post. Jhon Cordaba was the first to pounce and takes no prisoners in slamming the ball into the roof of Leipzig's net.

1 June 2020 7:39 PM BST
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4' Mukiele found himself on the right wing, and the Frenchman managed to squeeze a ball across the area.

Schick did his best with it, but it was a fairly simple save for Horn.

1 June 2020 7:35 PM BST
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2' A very daft challenge Laimer on Kainz has deservedly earned the Leipzig midfielder a talking to.

1 June 2020 7:33 PM BST
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KICK OFF

1' And we're off!

1 June 2020 7:31 PM BST
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Join me again tomorrow night around an hour before kick off for more team news.

31 May 2020 10:38 PM BST
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Player to watch: Patrick Schick

Following the injury of Yussuf Poulsen, there is a vacant spot to be filled next to star man Timo Werner.

With eight goals and two assists already this season, Schick has proven he has got what it takes to fill the injured Dane's shoes.

31 May 2020 10:37 PM BST
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Player to watch: Jhon Cordoba

The Colombian striker had looked rusty up until last week's loss to Hoffenheim. Unfortunately he didn't find himself on the scoresheet, but he did assist Florian Kainz for his goal.

The physical forward has netted eleven times this season, so no doubt he will be back amongst it tomorrow night.

31 May 2020 10:35 PM BST
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Goals galore for the Billy Goats

Despite not having much left to play for this season, FC Cologne are still providing plenty of entertainment.

Each of their games since the resumption has contained four goals.

Even better still, the majority of those goals have come after the 75th minute.

31 May 2020 10:31 PM BST
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Leipzig look to bounce back

After notching up their tenth draw of the season against Hertha Berlin, Leipzig will be aiming to rectify that with a full three points tomorrow evening.

Julian Nagelsmann's side have the joint highest number of draws in the Bundesliga, and it is potentially this stat that has counted them out of the race for the title. 

31 May 2020 10:25 PM BST
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Welcome!

Hello and welcome to VAVEL UK's live text commentary of Cologne vs RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. I'm Will Laing and I'll be taking you through tomorrow's game which is set to kick off at 19:30 BST. 

31 May 2020 10:23 PM BST