Bayern Munich 2-1 Mainz: Jamal Musiala and Kingsley Coman assist German champions come from behind to seal fifth straight win... and so they go SIX factors clear on the prime of the Bundesliga desk
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich got here from a aim right down to beat Mainz 2-1 within the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Targets from Kingsley Coman and Jamal Musiala secured a second half comeback win to go six factors clear on the prime.
The Bavarians, who've managed simply two clear sheets of their final 10 league video games, are on 37 factors and are virtually assured to be prime of the desk going into the three-week winter break after subsequent weekend.
It was Julian Nagelsmann's one hundredth Bundesliga win as a coach, and, at 34 years, he's the youngest coach to achieve that mark
Bayern are in motion once more on Tuesday in opposition to VfB Stuttgart.
'We made our personal life troublesome within the first half,' mentioned Bayern's Thomas Muller. 'There are all the time video games like that and Mainz are a prime workforce, the way in which they're enjoying lately.'
'That they had ready very well for the sport and you might see that they had been ready for our twists and transitions. They had been aggressive.'
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund are on 31 following their 1-1 draw at Bochum.
Bayern, recent from a midweek Champions League group win over Barcelona, dominated from the beginning nevertheless it was Mainz who scored in opposition to the run of play with Karim Onisiwo heading in after 22 minutes.
The Bavarians, who beat title rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-2 final week, stored urgent excessive and gained possession however they may not make their benefit depend in opposition to Mainz, who underneath Danish coach Bo Svensson are having their greatest season in 11 years.
France worldwide Coman had a giant likelihood to degree within the forty ninth minute when he discovered himself unmarked in entrance of aim however he headed the ball straight to keeper Robin Zentner.
He did a lot better within the 53rd, controlling a deep Corentin Tolisso cross with a superb first contact and slotting in by way of the legs of Zentner to degree.
The hosts bagged the win with Musiala's intelligent shot within the 74th.
It proved to be one other irritating afternoon for Robert Lewandowski although who has gone three video games with out scoring on residence soil for the primary time in three years.
