The angle was tight, the opposition goalkeeper well positioned – and yet Serge Gnabry still found a way past that not every player would come up with. In the away match at 1. FC Köln, the ball was dangerously close to going out after a fine touch from the winger in the penalty area. But instead of shooting directly at goal from what seemed a difficult position, Gnabry hit it into the ground, making the ball then loop over Köln custodian Marvin Schwäbe and into the net to make it 1-1.
Gnabry’s second award of the season
Serge Gnabry hit his shot into the ground to give it the right flight. | © Getty Images
Supporters of the German record champions were also impressed and voted for Gnabry’s clever bit of skill as their FC Bayern Goal of the Month. The Reds’ number seven received 43 percent of the votes, beating off fine efforts from Harry Kane (27%) in the 8-1 win over VfL Wolfsburg and Jamal Musiala (18%) to open the scoring in Eindhoven. It’s Gnabry’s second Goal of the Month gong of the campaign after his stunner in the Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV in September.
Favourite opponents Köln
It might not be that much of a surprise that Gnabry produced this artistic strike against Köln of all teams. It was the Germany international’s 12th goal against the Billy Goats – the only club he’s hit double figures against in the Bundesliga.
Gnabry was involved in FC Bayern’s DFB Cup quarter-final against RB Leipzig on Wednesday:
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