1. FC Köln has ended its winless streak and achieved an important success in the relegation battle of the Bundesliga. In the 3:1 (1:0) in the basement duel against Werder Bremen, interim coach René Wagner’s team emerged victorious for the first time in eight games – and now has a small cushion over the relegation zone. Here you can find the highlights of the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the DFB Cup. Plus the highlights of selected games from the 2nd Bundesliga and the Women’s Bundesliga. Subscribe to the channel here: https://kurz.zdf.de/abosport/ Exceptional footballer Mesut Özil was once considered a role model for successful integration. But when he had his photo taken with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan, Germany turned against him. The three-part documentary series “Mesut Özil – visiting friends” reconstructs his rise and fall. It paints a comprehensive and ambivalent picture of the dramatic weeks that led to Özil’s resignation from the national soccer team – and to his alienation from Germany. Stream now here: https://kurz.zdf.de/pB8/ The Italian national team missed the third World Cup in a row. The crash is not a coincidence, but rather systematic. We analyze numbers, tactics, youth problems and the ailing structures of the association and the league. You can see what’s behind the crisis and why football Italy is facing an uncertain future in a new episode of Bolzplatz. https://kurz.zdf.de/8BQ5cC/ sportstudio on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sportstudio/ sportstudio on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sportstudio.de sportstudio on WhatsApp https://kurz.zdf.de/6Em3U/ Bremen’s Olivier Deman took a penalty early on, which Cologne’s shooting star Said El Mala converted (7th). Captain Marco Friedl also weakened his team with a sending off after an emergency stop (24th). After the break, Ragnar Ache increased the score (65′), Romano Schmid shortened the score again with a penalty kick (76′). An own goal from Mio Backhaus (90+7) made the decision. The lineups: 1. FC Köln: Schwäbe – Sebulonsen (86. Krauß), Simpson-Pusey, Özkaçar, Lund (46. Castro-Montes) – Martel – Thielmann (67. Maina), Jóhannesson, Kaminski – Ache (76. Waldschmidt), El Mala (67. Bülter) Coach: René Wagner SV Werder Bremen: Backhaus – Sugawara (46. Coulibaly), Pieper, Friedl, Deman – Lynen, Bittencourt (84. Milosevic) – Grüll (46. Musah), Schmid, Agu (79. Schmidt) – Njinmah Coach: Daniel Thioune Referee: Tobias Reichel (Sindelfingen) Commentator: Klaus Veltman #zdfbundesliga

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