German giant Bayern Munich have been brilliant across the 2025/26 season under Vincent Kompany, with the Bavarian side blitzing the Bundesliga en route to another title triumph.
But don’t tell that to Mainz this afternoon.
Urs Fischer’s Die Nullfünfer have ripped Stern des Südens apart at MEWA Arena to the tune of three goals across the opening 45 minutes of action along the Rhine.
Hits from veteran centre-back Dominik Kohr, midfielder Paul Nebel, and World Cup-bound Sheraldo Becker have lifted Mainz to a shock 3-0 lead at the break.
And for the first time this season, Bayern, who have logged 109 goals across 30 Bundesliga fixtures before today’s meeting, have not only been kept quiet, but have surrendered a three-spot on the scoresheet for the first time across the 2025/26 domestic campaign.
While the result now appears beyond doubt, no one is better at rewriting the script.