Cologne 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Xabi Alonso's side move 10 points clear at top

Bayer Leverkusen are closing in on ending Bayern Munich dominance of the Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen moved 10 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga following victory at 10-man Cologne.

After defending champions Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw by Freiburg on Friday, Xabi Alonso's side had a big opportunity to extend their lead.

Their task was aided when Cologne's Jan Thielmann was shown a straight red card for a foul on Granit Xhaka.

Jeremie Frimpong then opened the scoring before Alex Grimaldo's low strike made it 2-0 in the second half.

Leverkusen, who have now gone 34 games without defeat in all competitions this season, are on 64 points with Bayern second on 54.