A taste of Spain as Bayern ease past Cologne


FC Cologne v Bayern Munich - German Bundesliga - RheinEnergie stadium, Cologne, BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - 04/03/17 - Bayern Munich's Javi Martinez of Spain celebrates his goal against FC Cologne with fellow team mate David Alaba of Austria. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

BERLIN (Reuters) - Spaniards Javi Martinez and Juan Bernat scored their first league goals of the season to give Bayern Munich a comfortable 3-0 victory at Cologne on Saturday and move seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Central defender Martinez gave them a deserved lead in the 25th minute and fullback Bernat doubled it after the restart to make sure of Cologne's first home defeat in the Bundesliga since April 2016.

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