BERLIN (Germany): Robert Lewandowski netted twice as Bayern Munich fought back two goals down to beat Mainz 5-2 on Sunday.
Mainz’s 2-0 half-time lead was wiped out within 10 minutes of the restart as Bayern netted five unanswered second-half goals at the Allianz Arena.
The result leaves Bayern two points clear of second-placed RB Leipzig, who had gone top after their 1-0 win at Stuttgart on Saturday.
Accoring to Bayern coach Hansi Flick, the fight back should give them “self-confidence” to tackle their congested fixture list in the coming weeks.
Mainz caretaker coach Jan Siewert insisted his side gave their all, but “you have to respect Bayern’s quality”.
Joshua Kimmich marked his return from a knee injury by bagging Bayern’s first, with Leroy Sane and Niklas Suele scoring before Lewandowski added two more goals to increase his league tally to 19.
Lewandowski, named last month as FIFA’s player of the year, has now netted 22 times in all competitions for Bayern this season.
“In the second half we came out with a completely different attitude,” Kimmich told Sky.
