Hansi Flick admitted his Bayern Munich team were tired and ripe to be punished after a 2-1 defeat at Mainz delayed title celebrations.
Chasing the win that would have clinched a ninth successive Bundesliga title, Bayern gave a lethargic display and a last-gasp goal from Robert Lewandowski was as much as they deserved.
Mainz seized advantage as the one-time strugglers took their points tally to 28 from 16 games under new head coach Bo Svensson, soaring five points clear of the relegation zone.
Bayern boss Flick said: We all know that just as the team has often shown its quality, something like that can happen. It s a shame we couldn t take the step today.
But you have to understand that the team is tired. We were too harmless.
We want to win …