Bayern Munich vs Cologne - Bayern Munich have victory landmarks in their sights
Posted Friday, October 23, 2015 by PA
Bayern Munich can reach the landmark figure of 1,000 Bundesliga wins this weekend when they face Cologne but coach Pep Guardiola is not taking anything for granted.
The Bavarians can also extend their own league record start to the season, which has seen them win nine games in a row.
However, after losing their first game of the season to Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday, Guardiola is on guard for an end to his side's domestic domination against a side who have caused them plenty of problems down the years.
Indeed, Bayern's home record against the Goats is the worst they have against any opponents, with just under half of their matches won.
"We've got to bounce back from defeats as quickly as possible. It's onwards, always onwards," Guardiola said.
"If we win, we move on. If we lose, we also have to move on."
They will move on to a midweek trip to Wolfsburg in the DFB-Pokal, when they face arguably their first big test on the road to a potential treble this season.
Thoughts will not move on to that fixture until Cologne are out of the way, however.
"Hold on, I've only got Cologne in my head," Guardiola said at a press conference on Friday.
"Women can multi-task, but I can't."
He still has to weigh up a few options for both matches, though, with Arjen Robben closing in on a return to action, potentially on Saturday.
"It's going to be up to the doctors," Guardiola said. "We'll see how things are after our next training session.
"It depends on Arjen. If he's fit, then he will play."
Saturday's game comes too soon for Franck Ribery and Medhi Benatia, who are both back in training and set to return in the not-too-distant future.
Their absences on Saturday will not necessarily make things any easier for Cologne, however.
"We can read the statistics and we can read the league table, and we know that they've torn apart some pretty good teams, but we're not thinking about just getting this game out of the way and then focusing on the DFB-Pokal or Hoffenheim," said their coach Peter Stoger.
"We're not going to rest six or seven players and give up without a fight. Of course we're not favourites, but we will go there with the idea that we can create a huge upset somehow."
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