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Bayern Munich's Choupo-Moting scores first Bundesliga goal of the season while Bentaleb misses penalty in Schalke 04 loss

Eric Choupo-Moting scored his maiden Bundesliga goal of the season as Bayern Munich stretched their dominance in Germany with a 4-1 win over FC Cologne on Saturday.

The Cameroon captain who was making his 13th league appearance started alongside Robert Lewandowski, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala in the frontline.

18 minutes into the encounter at the Allianz Arena, Choupo-Moting broke the deadlock courtesy of Leon Goretzka's assist. The German midfielder went on to bag a hat-trick of assists.

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Lewandowski doubled the lead for the hosts before half-time but Tunisia's Ellyes Skhiri pulled a goal back for FC Cologne, four minutes after the restart.