Bayern Munich are flying ahead of their meeting with RB Leipzig next week, with Thiago Alcantara impressing in a key win over Mainz.
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Match Report
A fine goal from Thiago Alcantara was the highlight as Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-1 victory away to Mainz, their sixth straight Bundesliga triumph.
Bayern go two points clear at the top ahead of RB Leipzig, who have a chance to return to the summit when they play Borussia Monchengladbach later on Saturday.
The visitors were three up inside 26 minutes at Opel Arena, with Robert Lewandowski's 22nd top-flight goal of the campaign setting them on their way.
Match Events
8' GOAL! Mainz 0-1 Bayern (Lewandowski)
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! MAINZ 0-1 BAYERN!!! Lewandowski is basically left unmarked in the box and heads Pavard's inch-perfect cross away from Zentner to give Bayern an early lead. Poor defending from Mainz!
14' GOAL! Mainz 0-2 Bayern (Muller)
GOOOOAAAAALLL!!! MAINZ 0-2 BAYERN!! Lewandowski initially does well to control a throughball but it runs loose and Zentner takes him out, albeit having got the ball first. Goretzka picks it up and tees up Muller to fire into an unguarded net.
22' CLOSE! Barreiro hits the post
OFF THE POST! The hosts nearly pull one back as Martins meets Baku's cross and sends a spinning shot against the frame of the goal. Neuer was well beaten and grateful that the post came to his rescue.
26' GOAL! Mainz 0-3 Bayern (Thiago)
GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! MAINZ 0-3 BAYERN!! This is already starting to get embarrassing from Mainz's perspective as Thiago adds a sublime third for the visitors. The midfielder took the ball off Kunde and showed some brilliant footwork to get between two men in the box, before firing across Zentner into the far corner.
45' GOAL! Mainz 1-3 Bayern (Juste)
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! MAINZ 1-3 BAYERN!!! St. Juste missed a good headed opportunity early on but he makes no such mistake with this latest opportunity. He climbs higher than Goretzka and heads Brosinski's corner into the bottom-right corner, the ball taking a touch off Goretzka on its way through.
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