Jamal Musiala Stars With A Hattrick As Bayern Munich Beat Mainz 4-0 In DFB Pokal

Bayern Munich faced off against Mainz in their German Cup match as the European giants ran through Mainz to proceed to the next round of the tournament. Bayern Munich thrashed Mainz by a score of 4-0 as young star Jamal Musiala scored a hattrick to help Bayern get the upper hand in the match. Bayern Munich were on top of Mainz from the get go as within two minutes of the match starting, Bayern Munich were 1-0 up building pressure on the opponents. 

Musiala Stars With Hattrick For Bayern Munich 

Jamal Musiala scored a first-half hat trick as Bayern Munich reached the third round of the German Cup in a 4-0 win over Mainz on Wednesday.

Bayern was never seriously tested after Musiala opened the scoring less than 90 seconds into the game.

The ease of the win underlined Bayern’s return to the sort of domestic dominance it is used to in Germany after a trophyless 2023-24 season, even if its Champions League campaign has been less impressive.

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After scoring his first on a slick team move assisted by Harry Kane, Musiala made sure he was in the right place at the right time for his other goals.

Goals Gallore As Bayern Munich Run Through Mainz

The second came on the rebound when a Kane shot was saved and Musiala completed his hat trick with Bayern’s fourth goal of the game, a tap-in when Konrad Laimer’s cross deflected off two Mainz players. Shortly before that, Leroy Sané had scored Bayern’s third goal on a flowing counterattack that began in his team’s own penalty area. 

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In Wednesday’s other games, Union Berlin has been on the rise again in the Bundesliga but had an early cup exit with a 2-0 loss to third-division Arminia Bielefeld. 

Other Bundesliga teams progressed as Werder Bremen knocked out Paderborn 1-0, Freiburg saw off Hamburger SV 2-1 and Hoffenheim knocked out Nuremberg 2-1.