14' · Bayern Kimmich 0–1 From 17 metres after a high turnover; Kane assist | 54' · Bayern Karl 0–2 Kane's pass, past the advancing Zentner | 90+3' · Mainz Tietz 1–2 A stoppage-time header | Bundesliga Bayern 21 pts Top, ahead of Dortmund on goal difference |
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| 01 The Big Take |
| Not pretty, but in control. Kimmich: "It was not a glamorous performance, but a deserved one." |
| Bayern pressed Mainz high from the start and scored after 14 minutes. They won the ball in Mainz's build-up, Kane laid it off, and Kimmich hit it from about 17 metres for his first goal of the season. Nine minutes into the second half, Kane found Karl, who rolled it past Zentner. |
| In between, Mainz thought they'd equalised on 40 minutes. Lee scored from an Amiri free kick, but VAR ruled it offside. Neuer was hurt going up for that ball and was replaced by Urbig. Bayern finished with nine shots to Mainz's one, according to FC Bayern's match report. |
| Then, in the 93rd minute, Tietz headed in. Danks: "We're a bit disappointed that we conceded a goal at the end... We had to suffer at times, but we were well prepared" (our translation). Kompany is still recovering at home, and our best wishes go to him again. |
| Mainz had one shot on target all afternoon. It still went in. |
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| Goals, line-ups and stats from FC Bayern's official match report. Quotes via ran.de, our translations. |
| 02 The Tactical Take |
| How Bayern controlled it |
| 1 · Pressing for the first goal |
| FC Bayern's report says the opener came from high pressing that won the ball in Mainz's build-up. Bayern had more than 85% of the ball in the first 15 minutes. Mainz's back five never got settled. |
| 2 · Kane as the provider |
| Kane didn't score, but he assisted both goals, after setting up Laimer in Madrid. With Bayern's forwards out, he's playing deeper and creating more. |
| 3 · Brown in, Davies rested |
| Danks made two changes from Madrid: Pavlović and Brown in, Bischof and Davies rested. Davies came on for the last 23 minutes and had a shot cleared off the line by Martel. |
| 4 · The finish, again |
| Bayern could have made it 3–0: Upamecano hit the crossbar and Davies was denied on the line. Instead, the late goal came at the other end. That's another goal conceded after the 90th minute. |
| Bayern: Neuer (40' Urbig); Laimer (86' Ito), Upamecano, Tah, Stanišić (67' Bischof); Kimmich (86' Boey), Pavlović; Olise, Karl (67' Davies), Brown; Kane. |
| 03 The Numbers |
9–1 Shots, Bayern to Mainz. Per FC Bayern's match report. Mainz's only shot on target was the goal. |
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31 Away games in a row without defeat. Per FC Bayern's match report. |
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40y 225d Neuer's age: Bayern's oldest ever Bundesliga player. Passing Bernd Dreher (40 years, 198 days). |
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2 in 2 Karl's goals in his last two games. Madrid and Mainz, both away. |
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| 04 Our Preview, Marked |
Holding ourselves to account What we got right, and what we got wrong Right We asked whether Davies would rest: he started on the bench. We asked whether Karl could keep his place: he started and scored again. And we said Mainz score against everyone. They did, eight league games in a row now. Wrong We framed it as a test of whether Bayern could keep a second clean sheet. They nearly did, but conceded in the 93rd minute. And we flagged Mainz's penalties; there wasn't one. |
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| 05 The Counterargument |
| Maybe it was closer than it looks |
| — Mainz had a goal ruled out. Lee's 40th-minute effort was disallowed for offside. Level at half-time would have been a different game. |
| — Bayern didn't kill it off. Two-goal leads have to be closed out. Upamecano hit the bar, Davies was denied on the line, and Mainz still got a late goal. |
| — The cost. Neuer, back for two games, went off before half-time. |
| 06 What It Means |
| Three things to carry into the break |
1 | Still top. 21 points from nine games, unbeaten. Dortmund also won, so the gap is goal difference: Bayern +20, Dortmund +9. |
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2 | Neuer. The extent of the injury wasn't confirmed after the game. Urbig played the second half, and there are two weeks until Köln. |
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3 | A break at the right time. Musiala and Díaz may rejoin team training after the break, per Danks before the game, and there may be news on Kompany. |
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| Dortmund beat Elversberg 2–1 (GoalIQ). Bayern return against Köln at home on Friday 20 November. |
The B90 Question Kimmich's strike or Kane's two assists: what was the moment of the match? Tell us on X @Beyond90Bayern. We'll pick up the best answers in the Köln preview. |
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Next: Bayern v Köln
Bundesliga · Matchday 10 (after the international break)
Fri 20 Nov · 19:30 UK |
| Sources: FC Bayern: match report · ran.de: post-match quotes · BR24 / Sportschau: Neuer injured · GoalIQ: results and table · Results and table: GoalIQ |
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