Bundesliga great escape artists Mainz add another resurrection to folklore started by Jürgen Klopp
When most football fans think of Mainz, it’s the Jürgen Klopp promotion and the Thomas Tuchel glory years, but for the Die Nullfünfer loyalists, their Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 history has often been about epic survival.
Promoted to the top flight for the first time under Klopp in 2004 after two near misses, Mainz would go up again with Tuchel at the helm in 2009, and they’ve been Bundesliga regulars ever since.
That doesn’t tell the full story, though, with the Carnival club regularly flirting with a second tier return, only to stage a number of great escapes, with their latest and perhaps best coming this year under Bo Henriksen.
Mainz are quickly becoming famous for coming back from the dead, and here bundesliga.com looks at their best efforts, with history even dating back to before they made it into Germany’s premier competition…
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