Cancelo helps Bayern beat Mainz on debut in German Cup
MAINZ, Germany (AP) — João Cancelo wanted little time to make an impression for Bayern Munich as he helped his new staff attain the quarterfinals of the German Cup with a 4-0 win at Mainz on Wednesday.
The Portugal left again began on the precise wing sooner or later after becoming a member of on mortgage from Manchester City and he arrange Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to open the scoring within the seventeenth minute.
It was Bayern’s first win of 2023 after re-starting the Bundesliga with three attracts and the primary time since 2020 the Bavarian powerhouse reached the German Cup quarterfinals.
Cancelo made essentially the most of some passive defending from Mainz as he lofted a cross to the far put up for Choupo-Moting, then Thomas Müller arrange Jamal Musiala to shoot in off the precise put up within the thirtieth.
Joshua Kimmich struck the put up with a free kick and Matthijs de Ligt missed one other good probability as Bayern maintained its dominance.
It bought worse for Mainz earlier than the break when captain Silvan Widmer needed to go off injured and Choupo-Moting arrange Leroy Sané to attain.
Mainz improved drastically for the second, however the guests withstood the strain and Kimmich delivered a free kick for Alphonso Davies to finish the scoring with a header within the 83rd.
Mainz coach Bo Svensson had been despatched off simply earlier than Davies’ objective. Referee Deniz Aytekin stated after the sport that Svensson had requested the fourth official in the event that they had been all blind.
Mainz defender Alexander Hack adopted together with his second yellow card within the 86th.
Bayern visits Paris Saint-Germain for the primary leg of their Champions League spherical of 16 tie on Feb. 14.
Musiala limped off on the break however emerged to complete the sport. Both de Ligt and Dutch compatriot Ryan Gravenberch wanted consideration after robust collisions within the second half. Both continued.
Defending champion Leipzig earlier defeated Hoffenheim 3-1 to progress. Union Berlin and Stuttgart booked their quarterfinal placeson Tuesday. There are extra third-round video games subsequent week.
