Bayern Munich new signing Joao Cancelo has scored a goal to help his team get their first win of 2023 with a 4-0 win over Mainz 10 in the German Cup on Wednesday.

Bayern Munich new signing Joao Cancelo has scored a goal to help his team get their first win of 2023 with a 4-0 win over Mainz 10 in the German Cup on Wednesday. Cancelo, who joined the German champions on loan from Man City on Tuesday, made an immediate impact, floating a cross past Cameroonian Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who headed in from close range. Without a win in their first three games of 2023, Bayern entered the game under great pressure to qualify for the quarterfinals of the German Cup for the first time in three seasons.

Choupo-Moting's 17th-minute strike calmed the visitors down and they had a second in the 30th minute when Bayern striker Thomas Mueller found teenager Jamal Musiala, who headed the ball in front of goal. bring the score to 2-0.

Winger Leroy Sane scored the third with minutes remaining in the first half, scoring an assist from former Mainz striker Choupo-Moting.

Canadian striker Alphonso Davies, who replaced Cancelo 20 minutes from time, added a fourth at the end of the game, going with help from Dutch midfielder Matthijs de Ligt.

Mainz had a number of chances in the second half in a spirited second half that saw centre-back Alexander Hack sent off for a second yellow card, while Bo Svensson was shown red for arguing with the assistant referee. judgment before Davies' goal.

Svensson complained that the German champions were treated poorly by the authorities before his red card.

"I see a clear difference in how the Bayern bench is managed and how we are treated (by the referees) is not the first."

Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann has praised his team, saying they are "more aggressive than they have been this year.

"I'm happy that we won again, I think the style and the way we played was very good."

Werner on target

Former Chelsea player Timo Werner stepped up late to help RB Leipzig's starters beat Hoffenheim 3-1.

Werner, who returned to Leipzig after a two-year stint at Stamford Bridge in August, had a difficult night and was caught off-guard several times.

He found the right moment in the 83rd minute, however, receiving a pass from Danish striker Yussuf Poulsen and slotting the ball past Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann to seal victory for his side.

Leipzig, who are unbeaten at home in the league this season, scored after just eight minutes, Swedish striker Emil Forsberg catching Baumann as he fired in from the far post. near.

Leipzig doubled their lead before half-time, Austrian midfielder Konrad Laimer collecting the ball in the corner before firing a superb left-footed shot into the side of the net.

Kasper Dolberg headed in a stunning cross from former Leipzig player Angelino in the 77th minute to send the team into a frenzy in the closing stages.

However, Werner scored the fourth goal of the cup campaign almost five minutes later.

"We showed that we want to continue (in the championship)," Forsberg said.

"We played a good first half, we were really focused. We could have closed it earlier, but it was a well-deserved win."

Former Borussia Dortmund player Thomas Delaney, who signed with Hoffenheim on Monday, told German Sky "we have a good team, we have great players, but we don't have confidence now."

Hoffenheim boss Baumann agreed, saying his under-pressure side hoped to gain confidence from a better cup result.

Hoffenheim are sitting 13th in the league, three points above the relegation zone, with Baumann saying the team should accept "we are in a relegation battle".

 "We are almost only losing and that really annoys me."