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Lucio's double led Leverkusen's second-half comeback against Cologne
Leverkusen overturned a 1-0 interval deficit to beat Cologne 4-1 at the BayArena on 10 February 2001.
2001-02-10 · Leverkusen, Germany
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Confirmed development
Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat FC Cologne 4-1 at the BayArena on 10 February 2001. Dirk Lottner's eighth-minute penalty gave the visitors the opening goal and a 1-0 half-time lead. Leverkusen's response came entirely after the interval, with four goals turning the matchday-21 fixture around.
Details
Lucio equalised in the 57th minute and Michael Ballack put the hosts ahead in the 65th. Oliver Neuville extended the lead in the 78th before Lucio scored his second in the 90th. The official DFB result and Leverkusen's club history agree on that sequence, the half-time deficit and the attendance of 22,500.
Context and dates
Berti Vogts's side had won 2-1 at Unterhaching in the previous league round and followed it with another victory, this time after conceding first. Cologne, coached by Ewald Lienen, had lost 1-0 to Freiburg in their preceding fixture. The historical report records the completed comeback on its verified event day and does not infer a source publication time from the federation's retrospective match page.
Period by period
| Goals | Bayer Leverkusen | FC Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| Half-time | 0 | 1 |
| Full-time | 4 | 1 |
Sources
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