With a lot of luck, FC Bayern can save a 2-2 draw against bottom-placed Mainz 05. Several stars disappoint, one even gets a grade five.
Thomas Müller didn’t bring FC Bayern any luck when he returned as a guest of honor. After missing a 2-2 (1-1) home win against bottom team FSV Mainz 05, his former teammates couldn’t really enjoy the Christmas party on the lawn with festive music as they took the lap of honor. With a late penalty, Harry Kane at least prevented new coach Urs Fischer’s team from suffering their first Bundesliga defeat of the season.
“We wanted to go into the break with two wins. The draw is a little disappointing,” said goalscorer Kane at DAZN and analyzed: “We completely dominated the first 44 minutes, had lots of opportunities to score. We then conceded an easy goal, that changed the momentum. We didn’t find the final pass or final shot. They defended very well. In the end we take the point and we move on.”
After the pursuers Leipzig (1:3) and Dortmund (1:1) were unable to win, to Müller’s astonishment his heart club also failed. As usual, the Vancouver Whitecaps professional followed Honorary President Uli Hoeneß alongside supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in the unequal duel, in which nothing spoke in favor of the Mainz point for a long time.
The Munich team dominated the action against the very deep Mainz team with overwhelming superiority. Thanks to merciless effectiveness and a lot of passion, the guests, led by the strong substitute goalkeeper Daniel Batz, managed to score the surprising point. Curious: Exactly a year ago to the day, Mainz defeated FC Bayern, who were unbeaten at the time.
You can read about who had a good day at Bayern and who had a bad day in the 2-2 draw here or in the photo show above.