Bayern Munich – Mainz: Bavarians Edge Closer to Title Clinch (3-0)

Against a defensively resilient Mainz side, Bayern Munich faced a tough task, but a dominant first-half display gave them a comfortable early lead. Although Bo Henriksen’s team showed brief moments of promise, Bayern ultimately sealed the win with a composed second-half performance.

Tactical analysis and match report by Fahd Ahmed.

With Bayer Leverkusen struggling to match the Bavarians stride for stride in the final stretch of the Bundesliga campaign, Vincent Kompany looks set to secure his first-ever first division league title. Although it is nearly official that they will be crowned, Bayern Munich would still want to see out the remainder of the season well and have a strong finish.

On Saturday evening, they faced one of the most impressive Bundesliga sides – Bo Henriksen’s Mainz, who have had a stunning season that has been built on solid defensive foundations. However, their ambitious quest of qualifying for the Champions League has recently taken a blow after a disappointing four-game winless streak. The most frustrating part of it was that the points dropped were against teams that no one would have expected. A 2-0 defeat to Hoffenheim, a team lingering around the relegation zone, and a 1-1 draw to relegation-bound Holstein Kiel were the standout shock results. A match-up against soon-to-be champions where the odds were heavily stacked against them was not the ideal tie to turn their form around. However, they still would have had some belief, having produced a surprise 2-1 victory against Bayern in the league earlier this season.

Kompany made two alterations to the . . .