European roundup: Bayern stumble again with shock defeat at Mainz

Bayern Munich slumped to a 3-1 loss at Mainz, conceding all three goals in a span of 14 minutes in their latest slip-up which could prove costly in the race for the Bundesliga title with five games remaining.

The Bavarian side, who kicked off two points clear of Borussia Dortmund, could not have imagined their fate after going 1-0 up courtesy of Sadio Mané’s 29th-minute header.

Despite having more than 70% of possession for more than an hour, Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern, who have now won just one of their last six games in all competitions, were unable to carve out any more chances.

They were punished for sloppy defending in the 65th after failing to clear the ball repeatedly and the goalkeeper, Yann Sommer, punched it straight on to the head of Ludovic Ajorque, who had only to nod in for the equaliser.

Another defensive error by Josip Stanisic allowed Leandro Barreiro to slot home and put the hosts in front as the Bayern club hierarchy looked on in complete shock from the stands.

The hosts, however, were not done yet as Aaron Martin rifled in their third goal in the 79th to make it 10 games without defeat for Mainz, who are now sixth and in contention for a European spot. Dortmund were hosting Eintracht Frankfurt in the late game with a chance to go top.

In the other early games, Wolfsburg won 5-1 at Bochum, while Werder Bremen were 4-2 victors at Hertha Berlin. Hoffenheim lost 3-1 at home to Cologne.

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