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


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FSV Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich - MEWA Arena, Mainz, Germany - April 25, 2026 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane reacts REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

MAINZ, Germany, April ⁠25 (Reuters) - 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 aggressionpaid 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.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)

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