ShareHarry Kane did not score against Mainz, but did provide two assists as Bayern Munich won 2-1 to stay top of the Bundesliga.Bayern Munich remain top of the Bundesliga heading into the international break after defeating Mainz 2-1.Harry Kane assisted Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl either side of half-time, and though Phillip Tietz scored a consolation in second-half stoppage time, the reigning champions were able to see the win through with relative ease.Bayern broke the deadlock after 14 minutes, with Kimmich taking in a pass from Kane before rifling into the top-right corner, leaving Robin Zentner no chance of making a save.Mainz thought they had levelled on the stroke of half-time through Lee Jae-sung, who headed in from Nadiem Amiri's cross after Manuel Neuer came out and missed the ball, injuring himself in the process, but the Mainz midfielder was offside.Bayern controlled proceedings early in the second half and got a deserved second goal shortly before the mark, with Karl placing a simple finish into the bottom-left corner after being teed up by Kane, who had seen his initial effort saved by Zentner.Benedict Hollerbach almost caught Jonas Urbig out from distance, only to see his attempt land on the roof of the net, but the Bayern goalkeeper was beaten in the 92nd minute as Tietz headed in from Hollerbach's cross.Kane takes on playmaker roleAfter shattering plenty of goalscoring records in his Ballon d'Or winning 2025-26 campaign, Kane has seemingly decided to try his luck at becoming an elite-level playmaker.Kane has provided two assists in three of his last five Bundesliga matches, as many times as he managed in his first 98 appearances in the competition combined.The England international recorded his seventh and eighth assists of the Bundesliga season, a new record for a player after nine matchdays since Opta began recording this data in 2004-05. This also equals his personal record for assists in a single Bundesliga campaign, matching his totals from 2023-24 and 2024-25.At 40 years and 225 days, Neuer became Bayern's oldest-ever Bundesliga player, though he suffered another injury on his special day, while Karl has scored in back-to-back games for the first time since December 2025.Bayern are the only team from Europe's top five leagues to remain unbeaten in all competitions this season (W11 D5), and they were well worth the three points, accumulating 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots, compared to Mainz's 0.6 from 11 attempts.Harry Kane did not score against Mainz, but did provide two assists as Bayern Munich won 2-1 to stay top of the Bundesliga.Bayern Munich remain top of the Bundesliga heading into the international break after defeating Mainz 2-1.Harry Kane assisted Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl either side of half-time, and though Phillip Tietz scored a consolation in second-half stoppage time, the reigning champions were able to see the win through with relative ease.Bayern broke the deadlock after 14 minutes, with Kimmich taking in a pass from Kane before rifling into the top-right corner, leaving Robin Zentner no chance of making a save.Mainz thought they had levelled on the stroke of half-time through Lee Jae-sung, who headed in from Nadiem Amiri's cross after Manuel Neuer came out and missed the ball, injuring himself in the process, but the Mainz midfielder was offside.Bayern controlled proceedings early in the second half and got a deserved second goal shortly before the mark, with Karl placing a simple finish into the bottom-left corner after being teed up by Kane, who had seen his initial effort saved by Zentner.Benedict Hollerbach almost caught Jonas Urbig out from distance, only to see his attempt land on the roof of the net, but the Bayern goalkeeper was beaten in the 92nd minute as Tietz headed in from Hollerbach's cross.Kane takes on playmaker roleAfter shattering plenty of goalscoring records in his Ballon d'Or winning 2025-26 campaign, Kane has seemingly decided to try his luck at becoming an elite-level playmaker.Kane has provided two assists in three of his last five Bundesliga matches, as many times as he managed in his first 98 appearances in the competition combined.The England international recorded his seventh and eighth assists of the Bundesliga season, a new record for a player after nine matchdays since Opta began recording this data in 2004-05. This also equals his personal record for assists in a single Bundesliga campaign, matching his totals from 2023-24 and 2024-25.At 40 years and 225 days, Neuer became Bayern's oldest-ever Bundesliga player, though he suffered another injury on his special day, while Karl has scored in back-to-back games for the first time since December 2025.Bayern are the only team from Europe's top five leagues to remain unbeaten in all competitions this season (W11 D5), and they were well worth the three points, accumulating 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots, compared to Mainz's 0.6 from 11 attempts.