Union Berlin v Bayern Munich: Bundesliga – live!

The early game has finished Cologne 2-2 Mainz. Cologne seemed to be cruising to victory when they led 2-0 after an hour, but relegation-threatened Mainz fought back really impressively and could have won the match. Pierre Kunde Malong scored their equaliser with a storming solo goal.

You’ll have noticed the surprising team news, with Union preferring Grischa Promel to Christian Gentner in the centre of midfield. We’re all Bundesliga experts now.

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Union Berlin (3-4-2-1) Gikiewicz; Hubner, Schlotterbeck, Subotic; Trimmel, Andrich, Promel, Lenz; Ingvartsen, Bulter; Ujah.
Substitutes: Polter, Parensen, Mees, Gentner, Reichel, Kroos, Nicolas, Ryerson, Andersson.

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Neuer; Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies; Kimmich, Thiago; Goretzka, Muller, Gnabry; Lewandowski.
Substitutes: Perisic, Cuisance, Coman, Hernandez, Mai, Ulreich, Zirkzee, Odriozola.

Referee Bastian Dankert.

Hello and welcome to day two of Football Unplugged, as my colleague Paul Doyle describes this new Bundesliga experience. It’s all a bit strange, but in the next few weeks Bayern Munich hope to give the football world a glimpse of the old normal: Manuel Neuer lifting the Meisterschale. Bayern are aiming to win their eighth consecutive championship, an endeavour that resumes with today’s trip to mid-table Union Berlin.

Bayern were in storming form before spring break. They won 12 and drew one of the last 13 games, scoring 44 goals in that time. That burst of form lifted them from seventh place – oh, the humanity – to their familiar position at the top of the table.

They’re currently a point ahead of Dortmund with today’s game in hand. The two sides will meet a week on Tuesday, all being well, in a humdinger at the Westfalenstadion. There’ll be some atmosphere for that g- oh I can’t be bothered. Yellow Wall or no, Bayern will want to go to Dortmund with at least a four-point lead. Better win today then, hadn’t they?

Kick off 5pm BST, 6pm in Berlin.