Berlin, Oct. 30 (IANS): Defending champions Bayern Munich take the lead in the Bundesliga after cruising 6-2 past hapless Mainz in the 12th round of Bundesliga. The German record champions started brightly on home soil as Sadio Mane teed up for Serge Gnabry, who made no mistake and tapped home the opener from close range in the fifth minute. Bayern dictated the pace on the pitch on Saturday evening, but Mainz responded well and came close through Karim Onisiwo and Jonathan Burkardt. The hosts eventually turned their dominance into a two-goal lead as Jamal Musiala benefitted on Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s good build-up work in the 28th minute. Mainz remained unimpressed and rattled the woodwork in quick succession four minutes later through Burkardt and Lee Jae-sung, reports Xinhua. Relentless Bayern made it three as Mane couldn’t convert a foul play penalty but beat Robin Zentner with the rebound from very close range. The visitors had the golden chance to reduce the arrears
MUNICH: Bayern Munich are back on top of the Bundesliga, for a day at least, after sweeping aside Mainz 6-2 with six different scorers to continue a run of big wins. Sadio Mané bagged one goal and set up two more as Bayern cruised to their sixth straight win in all competitions, with an impressive 25 goals scored in those games. Bayern needed just five minutes to take the lead