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Olise and Kane lead Bayern comeback from three goals down in 4-3 win at Mainz

Harry Kane came on and scored the winner as Bayern Munich fought from 3-0 down to a 4-3 triumph at Mainz on Saturday after the freshly crowned Bundesliga champions almost paid the price for fielding a much changed line-up ahead of their big Champions League semi-final at Paris Saint-Germain.

Reuters SPORTS
Published April 25,2026
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Bayern Munich fought back from three goals down to clinch a 4-3 win over Mainz ⁠05 on Saturday ⁠as substitutes Harry Kane and Michael Olise led a second-half comeback for the Bundesliga ⁠champions ahead of their clash with Paris St Germain in the Champions League semi-finals.

Dominik Kohr, Paul Nebel and Sheraldo Becker scored for Mainz in the first half while Bayern, who had made eight changes ⁠to ⁠the starting line-up that beat Bayer Leverkusen in Wednesday's German Cup semi-final, had no shot on target until the break.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany brought on Kane and Olise after the break, ⁠and their renewed aggression paid off with Nicolas Jackson scoring in the 53rd minute, and Olise finding the net 20 minutes later.

Jamal Musiala scored the equaliser for ⁠Bayern ‌in the ‌81st minute, and the ⁠league's leading scorer ‌Kane netted his 33rd goal in the campaign just ⁠two minutes later ⁠to seal his team's ninth straight ⁠win in all competitions.