Bayern Munich put in a strong performance in their fight for the Bundesliga title after suffering a stunning 2-1 loss to Mainz at the Mewa Arena.

Kompany’s men were chasing all three points on their final away day of the first half of the season and certainly went into the weekend’s fixtures confidently with a 10-3-0, but Bo Henriksen’s Mainz team had other ideas in mind after back-to-back home wins.

Goalscorers: Lee 41′, 60′; Sané 87′

Both teams had the chance to score the first goal in the first 15 minutes through Michael Olise and Jonathan Burkardt, but Nullfive head coach Bo Henriksen had to watch his captain leave the field injured in the 15th minute due to an apparent thigh injury had to.

The absence of key player Harry Kane was obvious and glaring for Kompany’s side as they looked to score all the points on their trip. Bayern icon Thomas Müller was tasked with replacing the England international but struggled to make a similar impact.

Mainz took the lead in the 41st minute through experienced South Korean international Lee Jae-sung, who saved from 12 yards out after German U21 striker – and Bayern loanee – Armindo Sieb’s shot was deflected into his path by Olise.

Kompany would be hoping for a much better performance in the second half after Bayern, despite expected possession dominance, failed to test Mainz keeper Robin Zentner with a single shot in the opening stanza.

This improvement would not occur.

In the 60th minute, Lee doubled Mainz’s lead that day, and Sieb was once again directly involved. This time Lee hit the net from just 6 yards out after turning to shoot before watching his goal-bound shot deflect over Daniel Peretz.

In the 87th minute, Bayern finally managed to equalize through Leroy Sané, who struck quickly from six meters after his German colleague Joshua Kimmich’s shot was blocked in the winger’s path, giving Kompany’s men hope in the final minutes gave.

Bayern are still at the top of the table and now go into next weekend just four points ahead of Leverkusen, while Mainz move up to sixth place.

📸 DANIEL ROLAND – AFP or licensor