Bayern lost in the Bundesliga
Bayern started the game with the usual advantage, although in the 9th minute had to replace Alphonso Davies due to injury. After unsuccessful opportunities from Sadio Mane and Thomas Muller, the visitors opened the scoring 29 minutes into the match. Joao Cancelo's cross, Mane picked the correct drop to head the opener. This is the first goal of the Senegalese striker in the Bundesliga since October 2022. His last goal came in a 6-2 win over Mainz in stage one.
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.
In the second half, Bayern began to have problems. Mainz successfully utilized the gap between the away team's defenses. Ludovic Ajorque warned goalkeeper Sommer to shoot wide, while Aaron Martin shot wide.
The game then gradually became more open, especially when Mainz - the team that was unbeaten in the last nine rounds - played a double attack. 65 minutes. Sommer pushed Lee Jae Sung's shot, but could not stop Ajorque's header to equalize.
The atmosphere at Mewa Arena became frenzied when Onisiwo crossed to Leandro Barreiro to make it 2-1. 73 minutes. Not letting Bayern calm down, the hosts 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. Besides the great victory in the first phase of the Bundesliga, on February 1, they crushed this opponent 4-0 in the 1/8 round of the German Cup. Those two victories both took place under coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was unexpectedly fired on March 24.
This is also Bayern's fourth consecutive winless match in all competitions. In the previous three matches, teachers and students Thomas Tuchel drew Hoffenheim 1-1, lost 0-3 to Man City and drew 1-1 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
