Soccer-Mainz not setting goals too high despite strong season -Svensson

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FC Union Berlin v 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin, Germany - February 26, 2022 1.FSV Mainz 05 coach Bo Svensson REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

(Reuters) - Mainz 05 coach Bo Svensson played down the growing expectations for the new Bundesliga season after his team kept clear of any relegation threats and eventually finished just outside the European spots for their best finish in six years.

Mainz were one of the success stories of the past Bundesliga campaign along with fellow Bundesliga minnows Freiburg and Union Berlin, who earned Europa League spots.