Bundesliga match report: Bayern Munich 5-2 Mainz

It’s safe to say 2022 was a TV-worthy season for Patrick Mahomes and the #Chiefs. 📺

Mr. Box Office. 🔥

#NFL x #Quarterback twitter.com/NFL/status/167…

me on the couch now that Quarterback dropped:

@la_academiapc suffer shock defeat
📈 @DvoTachira gaining ground on the top
👏 Eduardo Lima’s heroics for @DvoLaGuaira

Here are all the major headlines and talking points from jornada 18 in the #LigaFUTVE.

#VenezuelaEsFUTVE
https://t.co/yCiP4QGlfJ

🔟 days until the @Superligaen begins.

Still plenty of time to read our analysis of the most exciting young players in Denmark right now. Which of these superstars will move on this summer? ✨

#sldk | #transferdk
https://t.co/viCwrXPU3n

Share this:
Bayern go top of the league

Bayern Munich produced a remarkable second half comeback as they came back from 2-0 down at half time to win 5-2 against Mainz.


First half

Leroy Sane came very close to giving Bayern the lead in the eighth minute after his shot was deflected towards goal by defender Jerry St. Juste but it was clawed off the line by goalkeeper Finn Dahmen.

Jonathan Burkardt gave the visitors the lead in the 32nd minute, racing through on goal and hammering a shot past Manuel Neuer.

It was the eighth consecutive game that Bayern have conceded the first goal in.

Robert Lewandowski was then denied by a sprawling save by Dahmen in the 35th minute. Alexander Hack made it 2-0 with a powerful header from Daniel Brosinski’s free kick.


Second half

Leon Goretzka and Niklas Sule were sent on at half time to help retrieve the game for the champions. Mainz almost made it three when Danny Latza’s shot was saved onto the post by Neuer.

However, Bayern responded and got a goal back five minutes after the restart when Joshua Kimmich nodded in from close range after an elaborate move starting with the German international.

The hosts were level five minutes later when Sane cut in from the right and rifled a low shot into the bottom corner.

Swedish striker Robin Quaison came inches away from putting Mainz in the lead after his thunderous shot came off the underside of the crossbar.

Hansi Flick’s side completed the comeback with 20 minutes to go. Thomas Muller’s downward header was chested down by Sule, who struck a shot that deflected into the goal.

Serge Gnabry was then upended in the box by Leandro Barreiro and Lewandowski made no mistake from the spot.

The Pole then volleyed in Muller’s cross to net his 19th league goal in just 13 games this season. He has scored three braces in a row in the Bundesliga.

MUNICH, GERMANY – JANUARY 03: Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Munich scores during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Allianz Arena. (Photo by Lukas Barth-Tuttas – Pool/Getty Images)


What it means

Bayern are now unbeaten in 12 games in the Bundesliga.

Mainz are second bottom and have just one win and four points from 14 games. They are five points from safety.

The champions have claimed a league-high 18 points from losing positions in 2020/21.


Featured image: Bayern Munich’s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates. (Photo by ANDREAS GEBERT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Share this:

Related Posts

New Season Kick-off: Venezuela's FUTVE 2 2024 Campaign
The 2024 season of Venezuela’s Liga FUTVE 2 commenced on Saturday March 16th, marking the start...
UAE Pro League: Al Wasl victorious in top-of-the-table clash
The ADNOC UAE Pro League dished out one of the most anticipated fixtures of the season in a bumper week...
Junior de Barranquilla, champions of Colombia
Junior de Barranquilla achieved its 10th title in the Colombian Liga BetPlay after beating Independiente...

It’s safe to say 2022 was a TV-worthy season for Patrick Mahomes and the #Chiefs. 📺

Mr. Box Office. 🔥

#NFL x #Quarterback twitter.com/NFL/status/167…

me on the couch now that Quarterback dropped:

@la_academiapc suffer shock defeat
📈 @DvoTachira gaining ground on the top
👏 Eduardo Lima’s heroics for @DvoLaGuaira

Here are all the major headlines and talking points from jornada 18 in the #LigaFUTVE.

#VenezuelaEsFUTVE
https://t.co/yCiP4QGlfJ

🔟 days until the @Superligaen begins.

Still plenty of time to read our analysis of the most exciting young players in Denmark right now. Which of these superstars will move on this summer? ✨

#sldk | #transferdk
https://t.co/viCwrXPU3n