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Bayern Munich took care of business? Die Folgen: Bayern?s 4-0 win over Mainz (Bavarian Football Works)
Bayern Munich had one job?take care of Mainz 05 and move on to the next round of the DFB-Pokal.
Mission accomplished.
Bayern Munich was dominant from the get-go and thrashed Mainz 05 4-0 on the road.
A relentless first half paved the way for the success, so let?s get right to it. Here are some quick hitters on the match:
As always, let?s start with the lineup:

STARTING XI

Here's how we line up for today's cup fixture #M05FCB pic.twitter.com/tj179jAzAB? FC Bayern US (@FCBayernUS) October 30, 2024

One of the big changes was Eric Dier for Dayot Upamecano. Upamecano was held out due to a bruised thigh. Otherwise, Leroy Sané got the nod over Michael Olise, Konrad Laimer remained in the lineup over Raphael Guerreiro, and Serge Gnabry stepped back in for Kingsley Coman. For Mainz 05, Bayern Munich loanees Armindo Sieb and Gabriel Vidovi? were in the starting XI.
For the second consecutive game, Bayern Munich got started early (and even earlier than Saturday). Some nice attacking play from Gnabry to Alphonso Davies to Harry Kane to Jamal Musiala resulted in a nice goal for the youngster in the 2nd minute. Bayern Munich?s attacking movements were absolutely on-point right off the bat.
Minutes later, Kane almost put Bayern Munich up 2-0, but Mainz 05 Robin Zentner came out to make a brave play and Kane?s c...