hiː mˌeɪd hɪz deɪbjˈuː ˈeɪt dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ, hˈɛlpɪŋ hɪz sˈaɪd ɐdvˈæns tə ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚfˈaɪnəlz ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən kˈʌp ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pˈɛnəlɾi ʃˈuːɾaʊt wˈɪn ˌoʊvɚɹ ˌɛfsˈiː ʃˈɔːk zˈiəɹoʊ fˈoːɹ.
He made his debut eight days later, helping his side advance to the quarter-finals of the German Cup after a penalty shootout win over FC Schalke 04.