Mainz Cruises Past Borussia Moenchengladbach To Claim Third Place in Bundesliga

Mainz secured a 3-1 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach, propelling them to third place in the Bundesliga standings. Bo Henriksen's team now has 44 points, temporarily surpassing Eintracht Frankfurt by two points. Goals from Paul Nebel and Dominik Kohr just before and after half-time gave Mainz a comfortable lead. Although Stefan Lainer managed to score for Borussia Moenchengladbach in the final 20 minutes, Nadiem Amiri quickly responded with another goal for Mainz, securing their fourth win in the last five matches.

"It was a deserved win for us over 90 minutes," Kohr told DAZN.

"We're happy where we are. We have 44 points, what a feeling. The way we play football, we belong up there."

Mainz boast a four-point buffer to Freiburg, who lie just outside the Champions League spots in fifth and face sixth-placed RB Leipzig on Saturday.

With nine games to go, Mainz are seeking to earn European football for the first time since their 2016-17 group stage appearance in the Europa League.

And with Friday's result, they firmly have their eyes set on reaching the continent's top club competition for the very first time in their 120-year history.

Defeat leaves Moenchengladbach in eighth place on 37 points, one shy of Leipzig in the final European spot.

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Eintracht will have the chance to leapfrog Mainz back into third when they host lowly Union Berlin on Sunday.

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