Bayern defeats Mainz with six goals to retake the lead


Posted on 29 October 2022


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Sadio Mane scored one goal and assisted on two more for Bayern Munich's 6-2 thrashing of Mainz 05 on Saturday, giving Bayern Munich the lead in the Bundesliga. Mane, a Senegal international who scored in Bayern's 3-0 Champions League victory over Barcelona last week, also missed a penalty. The German international Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, and Leon Goretzka, as well as the substitutes Mathys Tel and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, all scored goals for Bayern. Silvan Widmer and Marcus Ingvartsen scored goals for Mainz to reduce the gap twice after missing a penalty kick as well. With 25, the league's champions moved two points clear of the pack. On Sunday, Union Berlin will play Borussia Mönchengladbach. Union Berlin is currently in second place with 23 points. Mainz falls to seventh place on 18.


Key Points

  • Sadio Mane scored one goal and assisted on two more for Bayern Munich's 6-2 thrashing of Mainz 05 on Saturday, giving Bayern Munich the lead in the Bundesliga.

  • On Sunday, Union Berlin will play Borussia Mönchengladbach. Union Berlin is currently in second place with 23 points. Mainz falls to seventh place on 18.


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