Bayern lose heavily in the Bundesliga
Bayern started the game with the advantage as usual. Mainz only defended well until the 29th minute, before Joao Cancelo crossed the ball for Sadio Mane to open the scoring.
Bayern won 70% of possession. At the end of the first half, Jamal Musiala almost doubled the lead when he headed off the post. Mainz only had one dangerous tackle this time around, but Karim Onisiwo slipped in the face of goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
Problems began to appear with Bayern from the beginning of the second half. Mainz succeeded in exploiting the space between the away team's defense. Ludovic Ajorque warned goalkeeper Sommer with a shot wide of the post, while Aaron Martin posed a danger with a long shot.
The game became more open from the middle of the second half, especially when Mainz - the team that was unbeaten in the last nine rounds - played a double attack with Bayern. 65 minutes. Sommer pushed Lee Jae Sung's shot, but could not stop Ajorque's header to equalize.
Excited after the equalizer, Mainz continued to attack. The atmosphere at Mewa Arena became frenetic when Onisiwo crossed to Leandro Barreiro to make it 2-1 in the 73rd minute. Unable to let Bayern calm down, the host continued to pressurize. In the 79th minute, Aaron Martin sealed a 3-1 victory with a beautiful shot from the corner of the penalty area, after the suspension of Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
Bayern was really stunned after three goals in 14 minutes. The defending champion tried to respond, but could not save the situation. Bayern continue to lead with 59 points from 29 games, but only two points ahead of Dortmund. If they beat Frankfurt in the late game, Dortmund will be number one.
Bayern's defeat was a big surprise. In the first leg, they won 6-2. On February 1, "Gray Lobster" also defeated this opponent 4-0 as a guest at Mewa Arena in the round of 16 of the German Cup. These two victories both took place under coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was suddenly fired on March 24.
This is the fourth consecutive winless match in all competitions for Bayern. In the previous three matches, teachers and students Thomas Tuchel drew Hoffenheim 1-1, lost to Man City 0-3 and drew 1-1. The only positive thing for the defending champion is that Mane has scored again in the Bundesliga since October 2022. His last goal also came in the first leg against Mainz.
