European victory after 25 years: all of Cologne had waited a quarter of a century for this moment - a win in European competition, something the club had not managed since beating Celtic 2-0 in September 1992. On 2 November 2017 the drought ended with a 5-2 win over BATE Borisov, and with a sensational 1-0 against Arsenal on 23 November FC forced a group-stage “final” in Belgrade for qualification. That time, however, Red Star took revenge and won 1-0.