BERLIN, March 8 — With Bayer Leverkusen threatening to run away with the Bundesliga title, Thomas Mueller appealed to a higher power ahead of Bayern Munich’s home clash with Mainz on Saturday.

Xabi Alonso’s side are 10 points clear of Bayern with 10 games remaining, but Mueller — a veteran of 12 Bundesliga titles, including the last 11 in a row — knows his side can never be counted out.