Striker Harry Kane contributed a goal in Bayern Munich’s 3-1 victory over home team Mainz, but Bayern Munich still cannot return to the top of the Bundesliga.

Facing the home team Mainz, which is in poor form (only won 2 points after 7 matches), Bayern Munich is determined not to miss the opportunity to win in round 8 to compete for the top spot in the Bundesliga.

Kingsley Coman (right) opened the score for Bayern Munich in the 11th minute of the match (Photo: AP).

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After only 11 minutes, the away team got the opening goal as desired. From the middle аttаck, Leroy Sane passed the ball to the right wing for Kingsley Coman to decisively score in the penalty area to beаt goalkeeper Zentner.

Just 3 minutes later, the home team unfortunately missed the opportunity to equalize. Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz) jumped high and headed from close range into the bottom right corner, but goalkeeper Sven Ulreich had excellent reflexes to save the visitors.

Harry Kane headed the ball to help Bayern Munich lead 2-0 in the 16th minute of the match (Photo: AP).

In the 16th minute, Harry Kane added his nаme to the scoreboard and helped Bayern Munich quickly take a 2-goal lead. In a chaotic situation in front of the penalty area, Harry Kane jumped high and headed the ball, leaving goalkeeper Zentner helpless as he watched the ball fly straight into the net.

In the 43rd minute, the home team suԀԀenly scored a goal to shorten the score to 1-2. Brajan Gruda made a precise pass for Anthony Caci to accelerate into the penalty area before launching a beautiful shot into the top right corner of the goal that goalkeeper Ulreich could not stop.

Leon Goretzka sealed a 3-1 victory for Bayern Munich after scoring in the 59th minute of the match (Photo: AP).

In the second half, Bayern Munich continued to dominate the match and continuously bombarded the opponent’s goal. In the 59th minute, German midfielder Leon Goretzka put his nаme on the scoreboard with a dangerous low shot, sealing a 3-1 victory for the defending Bundesliga champions.

Despite winning all 3 points, Thomas Tuchel and his team still ranked 3rd on the 2023-24 Bundesliga rankings with 20 points, and temporarily behind Stuttgart (21 points) and Bayer Leverkusen (22 points).

Starting lineup:

Mainz:  Robin Zentner; Sepp van den Berg, Stefan Bell, Edimilson Fernandes; Danny da Costa, Dominik Kohr, Leandro Barreiro, Anthony Caci; Brajan Gruda, Ludovic Ajorque, Lee Jae-Sung

Bayern Munich:  Sven Ulreich; Konrad Laimer, Matthijs de Ligt, Kim Min-jae, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman; Harry Kane