Joao Cancelo grabbed an assist inside 17 minutes on his Bayern Munich debut after a surprise move to the Bundesliga giants.
The Portuguese full-back completed a shock loan transfer from Manchester City on Deadline Day, with Bayern having an option to make the move permanent in the summer for a reported £61million. Just one day after signing, Cancelo made his debut for his new club in their DFB Pokal round of 16 clash at Mainz on Wednesday night.
Playing at right-wing-back, Cancelo set up Bayern’s opener in a comfortable 4-0 cup victory as his cross picked out Eric-Maxim Choup-Moting.
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Having received the ball on the right-hand side of the pitch, he beat the Mainz full-back before creating space to send in a looping cross to the back post for Choupo-Moting to volley past goalkeeper Finn Dahmen.
Goals from Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies completed the rout, meanwhile, Alexander Hack was sent off for the hosts late on.
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Bayern have become the fourth club to book their place in the quarter-finals ahead of the rest of the round of 16 ties next week. The draw for the last eight will take place on February 12.
Cancelo played a total of 71 minutes on his debut before being replaced by Davies during the second half after completing a quick-fire move from City in the closing days of the January transfer window.
It had been reported that his relationship with Pep Guardiola had broken down, leading to his departure, although those claims have since been denied. However, Cancelo had only made three Premier League appearances since the World Cup for the champions.
Despite the speed of his exit from the Etihad Stadium, the 28-year-old had no regrets over the move as he was presented to the media in Germany, explaining: “Bayern is a great club, one of the best in the world.
“I know this team lives for titles. It’s an enormous motivation for me to now play alongside these extraordinary players in a team. I’m also driven by the hunger for success. I’ll give my best for Bayern.”
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