Key Takeaways
- Harry Kane scored the 83rd-minute winner after entering at half-time.
- Bayern trailed 3-0 before Nicolas Jackson, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala and Kane turned the match around.
- The victory stretches Bayern’s lead to 18 points with only three league games left.
Bayern Munich produced a stunning second-half fight-back to defeat Mainz 4-3 on Saturday and tighten their grip on the Bundesliga title race.
The visitors were stunned inside the first half-hour at the Mewa Arena. Dominik Kohr smashed home a 15th-minute opener, Paul Nebel slid in a second on 29 minutes, and Sheraldo Becker tapped in a corner just before the break to leave Bayern three goals adrift.
Coach Vincent Kompany introduced Harry Kane and Michael Olise at half-time, and the changes sparked an instant reaction. Nicolas Jackson headed in from Konrad Laimer’s cross eight minutes after the restart to reduce the arrears.
Olise then lashed a powerful shot into the roof of the net in the 73rd minute, and Jamal Musiala levelled from close range with ten minutes remaining.
Three minutes later Kane completed the turnaround, drilling a low angled finish past Daniel Batz for his 33rd league goal of the campaign and 58th in all competitions this season.
Mainz threw men forward in stoppage time, but Lennard Maloney saw two shots blocked and Kaishu Sano fired wide as Bayern held on for their 26th league win in 31 matches.
The result lifts Bayern to 82 points, 18 clear of second place, and leaves Kane just eight goals short of Robert Lewandowski’s single-season Bundesliga record of 41 with three fixtures remaining.