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Mwene with an assist as Mainz places Bayern Munich’s title celebrations on hold

Kenyan defender Phillipp Mwene assisted one goal as Mainz shocked champions Bayern Munich 2-1 in a German Bundesliga match on Saturday.

Bayern were seeking to wrap up their ninth straight title with a win at Opel Arena but Mainz had other ideas as they scored two goals which they held onto and despite Robert Lewandowski pulling one back in added time, it was not enough to hand them a win.

Mainz got off to a flying start, opening the scoring in the fourth minute when Jonathan Burkardt got the better of Manuel Neuer and after hitting the woodwork twice, they doubled their lead with 38 minutes played as Robin Quaison headed in from Mwene's cross.