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Harry Kane's first historical trophy will be available in the next round.
Bayern Munich beat Mainz 3-0 in the 31st round of the Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 26th (Korea time).
Leading Bayern (75 points) maintained its lead with this victory. Leverkusen (67 points), who played at the same time, also won and maintained the gap to eight points. Bayern, if it wins the upcoming 32nd round, will confirm the championship on its own because it has two games left and can widen the gap with Leverkusen to more than six points.
Bayern launched a 4-2-3-1 formation. Harry Kane was on the front line, Sergi Gnabry, Leroy Sane and Michael Olise were on the second line. Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic work together for the third term??D. Conrat Reimer, Eric Dier, Kim Min-jae, and Josip Stanisic were on the defensive. Jonas Urbihi defended the goal.
Mainz fought back with a 3-4-2-1 formation. Jonathan Burkardt at the front line and Lee Jae-sung and Paul Nebel at the second line supported them. The midfield was occupied by Nadhim Amiri and Sano Kaishu. The wing-backs were made up of Philip Mbene, Antony Kasi, and the three-backs were made up of Danny DaCosta, Andreas Hancheolsen and Dominic Core. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Robin Chentner.
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Mainz had a chance early in the first half. In the 6th minute of the first half, the ball that was put into the penalty box was connected to Burkart, and the ball floated high and Kim Min-jae failed to capture the drop point. Burkard caught it and connected with a shot, but it floated over the net.
Bayern scored the first goal. In the 27th minute of the first half, Gnabry connected the ball to Reimer, who was in the box from the side. Rhymer, who advanced deep into the box, calmly gave the ball to Sane, who moved to the center of the box. Sané and Gnabry seemed to have no chance to shoot due to overlapping positions, but Sané calmly grabbed the ball again and tried to shoot low and fast, and the ball was stuck in the corner of the goal.
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Kim Min-jae also defended his good defense to the back of the team. In the 39th minute of the first half, DaCosta tried to catch the ball from the side with the opponent's penetration pass, but Kim Min-jae immediately cleared the ball with a quick cover and failed to create even a threatening scene.
Bayern widened the gap. Reimer, who received Kane's pass in the counterattack in the 40th minute of the first half, connected the pass to Olise, who penetrated from the right. Olise, who received the ball in the box, calmly attempted a left-footed shot in front of the opponent's defense, and the shot sharply aimed at the bottom of the goal shook the net. Bayern's 2-0 lead ended the first half.
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At the beginning of the second half, Bayern began to manage Kim Min-jae. Excluding Kim Min-jae, he put in Shasha Boy, giving Kim Min-jae, who has an injury problem, some rest with an early replacement.
Bayern, who took the lead, slowly pressed Mainz to release the attack. Mainz looked for an opportunity with a counterattack towards Bayern's defensive back space. Dyer blocked Mainz's scoring opportunity. In the 13th minute of the second half, Dier concentrated on the shot that Ferratshrich attempted at the gate and blocked it at the last minute. Bayern also lost their chance. In the 17th minute of the second half, Sané took a one-on-one opportunity at the gate and the lobbing shot he tried headed for an empty goal, but it hit the post.
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Bayern continued to attack and threatened Mainz. In the 35th minute of the second half, Sané attempted a powerful mid-range shot in front of the penalty box, but the ball hit the post hard and failed to head into the goal.
Bayern put in Leon Goretzka and Thomas Müller in the 38th minute of the second half without Pavlovic and Sané. Müller played in this game and achieved a record of 500 Bundesliga games in Bayern Munich.
Bayern sealed the victory. In the 40th minute of the second half, Dyer shook the net with a header from a corner kick and scored his team's third point.
In the end, Bayern won 3-0.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
