Bayer 04: 17. Kovar M. - 3. Hincapie, 12. Tapsoba E., 20. Grimaldo, 23. Mukiele, 30. Frimpong J. - 10. Wirtz (Terrier, 88), 24. Aleix Garcia, 25. Palacios Ex., 34. Xhaka - 14. Schick (Tella, 63)
Substitution: Tella (from 63); Terrier (from 88)
Bench: 1. Hradecky, 36. Lomb - 13. Arthur Soares - 7. Hofmann, 8. Andrich - 29. Stepanov Ar. - 40. Onyeka F-I.
Yellow Cards: Mukiele 69; Xhaka 87
Mainz 05: 27. Zentner - 2. Mwene (Widmer, 80), 16. Bell S. (Leitsch, 80), 21. da Costa, 25. Hanche-Olsen - 19. Caci - 6. Sano, 7. Lee Jae-sung (Hong H., 66), 31. Kohr - 8. Nebel P. - 29. Burkardt (Sieb A., 3; Weiper, 66)
Substitution: Sieb A. (from 3 till 66); Hong H. (from 66); Weiper (from 66); Leitsch (from 80); Widmer (from 80)
Bench: 1. Riess L., 33. Batz - 4. Barkok, 42. Gleiber
Yellow Cards: Sieb A. 17; Bell S. 51; Caci 68
Xabi Alonso's team converted all three of their chances by the 19th minute

Frankfurt, who recently came close to the first place in the Bundesliga, suffered their second consecutive defeat

Mainz shocked Bayern Munich in the home match of the 14th round

Nordi Mukiele scored the only goal in a difficult match and got his team important three points

Wolfsburg won their fifth match in a row and fourth in the Bundesliga season

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany shared his thoughts following his team's defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup match

Manuel Neuer's mistake led to Bayern ending their participation in the 2024/25 DFB Pokal

Bayer forward Patrik Schick in his 100th match for the club scored the winning goal

FIFA has officially announced the shortlist for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 in the Men's Coach of the Year category

German champions had no problem winning their match against Salzburg in the Champions League

Bayern Munich is reportedly preparing to break its transfer record with a €100 million bid for Florian Wirtz

In the tenth round of the German Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund travelled to Mainz

The last team of the Bundesliga picked up their second point in the current season, shocking Bayer

The highlight of the Liverpool - Bayer match in the fourth round of the Champions League was the first return to Anfield of Xabi Alonso

Bayer and Stuttgart opened the ninth round of the Bundesliga with their match

At the Paris gala, Real Madrid took home one of the evening’s top honors, earning the title of Men Club of the Year for 2024

Poor defensive play cost German champions two points in today's game against Werder

The eighth round of the Bundesliga started with a 1-1 draw between Mainz and Borussia Mönchengladbach

Xabi Alonso’s time at Bayer Leverkusen may be nearing its conclusion, with his contract set to expire in the summer of 2025

In the seventh Bundesligs round Bayer finally broke the series of two draws by defeating Eintracht

Leipzig continues its steady march at the start of the German championship

Bayer lost points to Holstein after scoring two goals in the first eight minutes

Milan lost again the Champions League - this time after conceding goal from Bayer's Victor Boniface

The reigning German champions played 1-1 with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga biggest match

Mainz defeated Augsburg in the German championship match, playing most of the match with ten men

German champions got easy three points at the star of the new UEFA Champions League season

In the third round of the German Bundesliga, reigning champion Bayer visited Hoffenheim

Saturday's Stuttgart - Mainz game in Bundesliga ended with a six goals

It's hard to believe, but Bayer won again during "Alonso time"

Bayer is the winner of the 2024 German Cup and has also achieved the domestic double

Atalanta became the first team to defeat Bayer Leverkusen this season

Bayer Leverkusen became the first team in the history of the Bundesliga to finish the regular season of the championship without defeat

Bayer is close to going through the entire 2023-24 German Championship without defeat

Borussia Dortmund gave a number of its players a rest after defeating PSG in the Champions League semi-finals

Bayer beat Frankfurt and repeated Benfica's record of 48 games without defeat in all tournaments

Bayer Leverkusen increased its unbeaten run in all competitions to 47 games

Bayer Leverkusen continues to work wonders in the 2023/24 season

Bayer miraculously escaped defeat in an away match with Borussia Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen, having managed to avoid defeat in the Europa League match with West Ham, extended its unbeaten streak to 44 matches

Bayer won the German championship by defeating Werder Bremen in front of its own fans

In the semi-finals of DFB Pokal Alono's team had no problems defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf

The leader of the Bundesliga was close to defeat in the 27th round match against Hoffenheim

The phenomenal Bayer has got its 22nd victory in the German championship by defeating Freiburg

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League quarter-final draw has been made

Bayer Leverkusen defeated Qarabag 3:2 in an amazing match of the 1/8 Europa League

In the Bundesliga 25th round Bayern simply did not notice their opponent, scoring eight goals in the game with Mainz

Bayer are getting closer to their first ever German championship

33 matches without defeat, 11 points ahead of Bayern - for all this Bayer needed a modest 2:1 victory over Mainz

Ajax, Aston Villa, Fenerbahçe and Fiorentina were among the teams to learn their next UEFA Europa Conference League opponents following the draw for the round of 16

Bayer became the second German club in history with 32 matches without defeat

Bayer took a big step towards the Bundesliga title by defeating Bayern

German championship leader Bayer had a hard time in today's away match with RB Leipzig

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