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Cologne will play in Germany's second tier next season after their relegation from the Bundesliga was confirmed with a 4-1 defeat by Heidenheim.

Steffen Baumgart was on Tuesday appointed SV Hamburg coach with the task of leading them back into the top flight Bundesliga after six years in the second tier. Former Cologne coach Baumgart, 52, was set to conduct his first training session later in the day, and his first game is on Sunday against mid-table Elversberg. No contractual details were given, while the Bild paper and Sport Bild magazine reported on Monday the deal would be until 2025. Baumgart, 52, succeeds Tim Walter who was dismiss

Borussia Dortmund will aim to extend the recent unbeaten run when they take on Koln at the RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday.

Jadon Sancho is pushing for his first start since re-joining Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United when Die Schwarzgelben travel to struggling Cologne on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CET).

Cologne forward Mark Uth has suffered another setback in the form of a knee injury, the Bundesliga club said on Sunday. Cologne said that Uth sustained the injury in a friendly match against Rot-Weiss Essen the previous day and would be sidelined "for the time being." Uth was sidelined for nine months until August and injured himself again soon after. He has only featured in seven league matches since October. Saturday's game which ended 4-4 was the first for Cologne coach Timo Schultz, the succ