Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FSV Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich - Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany - February 1, 2020 Bayern Munich's Benjamin Pavard in action with 1.FSV Mainz 05's Daniel Brosinski REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich scored three goals in the opening 26 minutes to defeat Mainz 05 3-1 away on Saturday and go two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with their sixth straight win.
Top scorer Robert Lewandowski headed in his 22nd league goal in the eighth minute and Thomas Mueller and Thiago Alcantara added two more to lift the Bavarians to 42 points, two ahead of RB Leipzig who face Borussia Moenchengladbach later.
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