Mainz stun Bayern Munich with comprehensive win at Mewa Arena in Bundesliga

Mainz stun Bayern with brilliant performance in comprehensive 3-1 win. The champions were targeting records for away goals scored and away points won in a season but ran into a highly motivated Mainz who dominated from the opening kick-off. Ad/> The hosts won a corner within 18 seconds and when Jonathan Burkardt fired them into the lead in the 19th minute the only surprise was that it had taken so long.

BundesligaBayern sink Dortmund to clinch 10th straight Bundesliga title23/04/2022 AT 16:49 Mainz had already hit the post twice — and they would do so five times in the match — and completely overwhelmed Bayern in midfield, asphyxiating the champions' forwards. Captain Moussa Niakhate tapped in an Anton Stach flick-on for 2-0 on the half-hour and it was no more than his team deserved. Robert Lewandowski gave Bayern a foothold with a brilliant goal on the turn but it was one of only two shots Bayern managed in the match.

Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann made two changes at half-time, introducing Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala for Marcel Sabitzer and Leon Goretzka and his changes had an immediate impact. The champions stretched Mainz, pulling them out of position and breaking down their methodical counter-attacking system that had been so effective in the first half. Bayern dominated in easily their best stretch of the match but they couldn't open Mainz's defence.

When Silvan Widmer played long to Leandro Barreiro, the Luxembourgish midfielder sealed the win with a shot that took a huge deflection over Sven Ulreich and in off the crossbar. Bayern couldn't muster any real response and continued the pattern of stale possession and conceding dangerous chances on the counter-attack. By the end, Mainz could have easily scored more