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.

Following an early scare, when Mainz’s center-forward-Jonathan Burkardt fired over bar from inside the box, Bayern then went on to dominate the opposition and should have won by a wider margin. Let’s now take a look at some interesting takeaways from Saturday’s 3-0 victory.

Bayern Munich defeated Mainz 3-0 on Saturday, but the Bundesliga title race will go on as defending champions Bayer Leverkusen won 2-0 against Augsburg. Bayern had the first chance to wrap up their 34th national title - 33rd in the Bundesliga era - this weekend,