MAINZ, Germany: 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.<\/p>\n
Bayern were never seriously tested after Musiala opened the scoring less than 90 seconds into the game.<\/p>\n
The ease of the win underlined Bayern\u2019s return to the sort of domestic dominance it is used to in Germany after a trophyless 2023-24 season, even if their Champions League campaign has been less impressive.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The second came on the rebound when a Kane shot was saved and Musiala completed his hat trick with Bayern\u2019s fourth goal of the game, a tap-in when Konrad Laimer\u2019s cross deflected off two Mainz players. Shortly before that, Leroy San\u00e9 had scored Bayern\u2019s third goal on a flowing counterattack that began in his team\u2019s own penalty area.<\/p>\n
In Wednesday\u2019s other games, Union Berlin have been on the rise again in the Bundesliga but had an early cup exit with a 2-0 loss to third-division Arminia Bielefeld.<\/p>\n
Eintracht Frankfurt played almost all of the game with 10 men but still beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on goals from forward Hugo Ekitike and Omar Marmoush.<\/p>\n
Frankfurt were without defender Arthur Theate from the 15th minute after his handball saw him red-carded for the second game in a row. Theate was sent off in Sunday\u2019s 1-1 draw at Union Berlin but the suspension didn\u2019t carry over to the cup.<\/p>\n
Heidenheim was upset 2-1 by second-division Hertha Berlin. Heidenheim thought it had done enough to go to extra time when Paul Wanner headed in a last-second equalizer, but it was ruled out for an apparent foul in the buildup.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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