BAYERN Munich suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Mainz on Wednesday, losing its 100 percent home record this season, as the side’s lead in the Bundesliga was trimmed to five points.

    The result shakes up the title race ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash when Pep Guardiola’s Bayern plays at second-placed Borussia Dortmund.

    Colombia striker Jhon Cordoba came off the bench to seal only Mainz’s second victory in Munich with the winner on 86 minutes to finish off a counter-attack.

    “We had our chances and then let them counter-attack. We shouldn’t have allowed that to happen,” fumed Bayern’s goal-scorer Arjen Robben.

    Mainz took a shock lead at the Allianz Arena when Spanish winger Jairo fired home in the first half with the Bayern defense well beaten.

    Robben pulled a goal back for the Bavarians on 64 minutes.

    Despite Mainz managing only 22 percent of possession, Cordoba grabbed the late winner and was mobbed by his team-mates.

    “We knew how we could win here with a strong defensive display and a good counter-attack,” said Mainz coach Martin Schmidt, who praised his side’s “outstanding display.”

    Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Darmstadt on Wednesday cut Bayern’s lead from eight points to five as another Colombia striker, Adrian Ramos, and defender Erik Durm netted.

    “We and Bayern both know that things can now be a bit tight. We want to win the thing,” said Dortmund’s Germany defender Durm.

    Hertha Berlin cemented third place, but remained 15 points adrift of Dortmund, with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the capital.

    Salomon Kalou and Mitchell Weiser scored to keep Hertha on course for a first return to the Champions League since 2000.

    At the other end of the table, Werder Bremen climbed out of the relegation places with a shock 4-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen as veteran Claudio Pizarro claimed a hat trick.

    (SD-Agencies)