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Bayern misses chance to secure title
    2021-04-26  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

BAYERN Munich missed the chance to seal a ninth successive Bundesliga title as the side suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Mainz on Saturday.

First-half goals by Jonathan Burkardt and Robin Quaison sealed Mainz’s third straight win, pulling the side away from the relegation fight and forcing Bayern to wait to be crowned champion.

On his return from a knee injury, Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski scored just before the end to leave him four short of Gerd Mueller’s all-time record of 40 Bundesliga goals in a season.

“We just have to put the game behind us, we just weren’t assertive enough,” said Bayern coach Hansi Flick who wants to leave at the end of the season.

Bayern can still win the title the next day without kicking a ball if second-placed RB Leipzig, which is 10 points behind Munich, loses at home to Stuttgart.

“That was too little from us in the first half, you can’t win games like that, in terms of body language and our build up,” said Bayern captain Manuel Neuer, who was at fault for the opening goal.

“We created too few chances and were punished for our own mistakes.”

Mainz made sure Bayern had to put the champagne back on ice by capitalizing on the visitors’ errors.

With just three minutes gone, a speculative shot by Germany Under-21 striker Burkardt from the edge of the area deceived Neuer and flew into the Bayern net.

The hosts doubled their lead before the break when Swedish striker Quaison got in between David Alaba and Thomas Mueller to power his header past Neuer.

Bayern showed an unusual lack of discipline as Jerome Boateng, Leon Goretzka and Alaba were all shown yellow cards within six minutes late in the first half.

Mainz had also been 2-0 up at halftime against Bayern at the Allianz Arena in January until the hosts roared back to win 5-2 when Lewandowski scored twice.

However, this time Mainz  players held their nerve to earn their first home win over Bayern for nearly a decade.

Lewandowski’s goal four minutes into added time was the visitors’ only consolation.

In Wolfsburg, Erling Braut Haaland netted twice as Borussia Dortmund boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season with a 2-0 away win.

Haaland sprinted clear of the defense and fired home from a tight angle with just 12 minutes gone. Dortmund played with 10 men for the last 31 minutes after 17-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham was sent off for a second yellow card.

(SD-Agencies)

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