Fantastic! Joshua Kimmich sets six records in match against Mainz

However, even such efforts from the Bavarians were not enough to secure the win.

Details: Today it was revealed that Bayern Munich's 30-year-old defensive midfielder Joshua Kimmich set as many as six new Bundesliga records in the drawn match against Mainz.

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Despite the match ending in a 2-2 draw, Kimmich played the full 90 minutes and set the following records:

• 185 touches.
• 172 passes.
• 169 open play passes.
• 133 forward passes.
• 56 carries.
• 36 passes into the final third.

This season, Kimmich has played 23 matches for Bayern, scoring 1 goal and providing 4 assists. At the moment, Bayern Munich sits atop the Bundesliga table with 38 points and remains unbeaten after 14 rounds.

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