Bayern retain top spot with comeback 5-2 win over Mainz


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - January 3, 2021 Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their fifth goal with Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller Pool via REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich returned from the two-week Christmas break looking rusty before fighting back from two goals down to beat second-from-bottom Mainz 5-2 in a rip-roaring Bundesliga contest on Sunday.

The result left Bayern on 33 points from 14 games at the top of the league, two more than second-placed RB Leipzig who won 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.

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