Bayern hit Mainz for six to take over at top of Bundesliga

Sadio Mane one of six different scorers for German giants

Serge Gnabry (r) celebrates with Leon Goretzka after opening the scoring in Bayern's 6-2 Bundesliga win against Mainz in Munich on October 29, 2022. AFP

Jamal Musiala celebrates after scoring Bayern's second goal. Getty

Munich's Sadio Mane celebrates after scoring the third with a penalty. EPA

Sadio Mane celebrates with teammates after scoring. EPA

Leon Goretzka scores Bayern Munich's fourth goal. Getty

Munich's Mathys Tel celebrates with teammate Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting after scoring the fifth. EPA

Munich's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting celebrates with teammates Mathys Tel and Kingsley Coman after scoring the sixth goal. EPA

Bayern Munich demolished Mainz 6-2 with Sadio Mane scoring once and setting up two more goals to take over the lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Senegal international Mane, who scored in Bayern's 3-0 midweek win at Barcelona in the Champions League, also missed a penalty. Germany international Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Leon Goretzka were also on target for Bayern along with substitute Mathys Tel and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Mainz cut the deficit twice, with goals from Silvan Widmer and Marcus Ingvartsen, after also missing a penalty.

The champions went two points clear at the top of the league. Union Berlin, in second place, are in action against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday.

The Bavarians powered into an early lead with Gnabry completing a quick passing move in the fifth minute but Mainz moved instantly forward, with Jonathan Burkardt repeatedly testing Bayern keeper Sven Ulreich.

It was Bayern, however, who scored again with Musiala threading in a shot to finish off another quick Bayern move.

Musiala, a firm candidate for Germany's World Cup squad, has now scored seven league goals, as many as Mane, and set up another four.

Mainz came agonisingly close to pulling back a goal when Burkardt rattled the crossbar with a shot and Lee Jae-sung thundered the rebound on to the post in the 31st.

Mane did much better on his rebound effort a little later, slotting in after Mainz's Robin Zentner had parried his penalty.

Mainz, who had won their previous three games in all competitions, bagged a deserved goal in first-half stoppage time when Widmer headed in from a corner after Ulreich had saved a spot kick to deny Burkardt.

Bayern, who also hit the woodwork with Choupo-Moting and Musiala in the second half, did not let up and Mane curled in a superb cross in the 58th for Goretzka to head in.

Two more Bayern goals either side of Ingvartsen's effort completed the rout.