Kane slams yellow card that sees him suspended
Harry Kane slammed the "crazy" decision that will see him miss Bayern Munich's potential title-clinching game next weekend.
Kane's booking for time wasting, his fifth of the season in the Bundesliga, means the England captain will be suspended for Bayern's away clash with RB Leipzig next week.
Should Bayern beat Leipzig, it will seal a 34th Bundesliga crown.
That will also mark the first major trophy of Kane's career, yet the 31-year-old will not be able to take in the celebrations with his team-mates.
Kane, though, vowed not to let the disappointment get to him.
"Crazy, crazy decision," Kane, who was booked for a foul just before the interval, said.
"It's kind of my story that I'll miss the Leipzig game.
"But no worries, I'll celebrate more than anyone else."
Kane is also on the verge of becoming the first player to finish as the Bundesliga's leading scorer in his first two seasons in the competition.
"It's not ideal but we won," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said of Kane's yellow card. "But it is not like a final [against Leipzig].
"We will play 34 games this season and I think [injured] guys like Jamal [Musiala], Alphonso [Davies], Dayot Upamecano and [Hiroki] Ito also have to celebrate the title.
"Every title you have to celebrate it like it's your first so I don't think it will make much of a difference for Harry.
"It doesn't take away a single percent of his contribution this season."
Leroy Sane, Michael Olise and Eric Dier were on target against Mainz, with Thomas Muller coming on from the bench to make his 500th Bundesliga appearance.
He is only the fourth player in the history of the competition to hit that milestone for a single club, and the first to do so for Bayern Munich.
It also marked Muller's penultimate home game for the club, with the Bayern great leaving at the end of the season.
"Of course, I’m happy and I have to thank the fans. But I'm starting to realise that it was my penultimate game. In two weeks, it'll be my final home game," Muller said.
"When you’ve played 500 Bundesliga games, naturally a lot of them were at home. Going to the stadium becomes just part of the routine. Well, next year I'll need a ticket."
