Alonso, Lewandowski out of Mainz clash

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will be without Xabi Alonso and Robert Lewandowski for todays encounter with Mainz.Bayern have yet to taste defeat in the German top flight this term and head to the Coface Arena aiming to finish the first half of the season with that record still intact.Pep Guardiolas men, who are already 11 points clear at the top of the table, will be heavy favourites to claim three points against a Mainz side with just three league wins to their name.However, Bayern will have to cope without midfielder Alonso and star striker Lewandowski after both picked up knocks in the 2-0 win over Freiburg on Tuesday.The duo will be sidelined together with defender Mehdi Benatia, who was already a confirmed absentee, and midfielder Sebastian Rode.Regardless of the result versus Mainz, Bayern are sure to hold a healthy lead at the summit going into the mid-season break.However, Guardiola is refusing to take anything for granted and highlighted the struggles of Borussia Dortmund, who sit 16th after finishing second in each of the last two seasons, as an example to heed.
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