Centner errors lead Leverkusen to the record. Granit Xhaka took the early lead at Bayer (3rd) Mainz responded through Dominik Kohr (8th) In the 80th minute, Mainz substitute Jessic Ngankam was also shown a red card for serious foul play.
Bayer lead over second-placed Bayern Munich is a whopping eleven points, at least until Saturday. Then Bayern have to play against RB Leipzig. The record champions also broke the previous record of 32 competitive games without defeat between December 2019 and September 2020.