Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich eased past Mainz 05 3-0 on Saturday but had to put title celebrations on ice after Bayer Leverkusen matched their win to stay eight points behind with three matches left to play.

Bayern Munich moved one victory away from winning back the Bundesliga title as they beat Mainz at home. Leroy Sane slotted into the bottom corner from close range to put Vincent Kompany's side in front. Michael Olise jinked inside and fired a low finish past Robin Zenter in the Mainz goal as Bayern increased their lead before the break.

Bayern Munich faced Mainz 05 at home with all the hopes of bagging the Meisterschale Dahoam. But, despite winning 3-0, the Bavarians have not won the Bundesliga yet, for Bayer Leverkusen won 2-0 against FC Augsburg. History tends to repeat itself. In this case, history says that Bayern has rarely ever bagged the ‘Schale from a home game.