Sadio Mane Produces Beautiful Bicycle Kick for Bayern Munich to Set Up Benjamin Pavard; Video

Sadio Mane Produces Beautiful Bicycle Kick for Bayern Munich to Set Up Benjamin Pavard; Video

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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  • Sadio Mane has scored 11 goals for Bayern Munich this season and already notched five assists
  • Bayern Munich beat Augsburg thanks to goals from stars including two from Benjamin Pavard
  • Mane produced a beautiful bicycle kick to set up Pavard for one of his two strikes during the match

Sadio Mane has returned from injury and is proving why Bayern Munich signed him from Liverpool.

The Senegalese forward was injured before the FIFA World Cup in November 2022, but has already made an impact since his return to the Bundesliga champion's squad.

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Sadio Mane produced a beautiful bicycle kick to set up Benjamin Pavard's goal. Image: Alexander Hassenstein.
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Mane made his first start for the team since he returned from injury and grabbed an assist during their clash against Augsburg.

What made the assist even more special was the manner in which Mane got it. The Bayern Munich attacker produced a brilliant overhead kick to set up Benjamin Pavard.

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Mane, who is no stranger to scoring beautiful goals, is out to prove that he can set up beautiful goals as well.

As noted by Transfermrkt, Mane has notched up five assists this season in all competitions. He has also scored 11 goals for the club.

He didn't get onto the scoresheet for the Bavarian giants again Augsburg, but he didn't need to either. Bayern's defenders were in fine form as the league leaders ran out 5-3 winners, EuroSport reported.

Joao Cancelo, Benjamin Pavard (two) and Alphonso Davies all got onto the scoresheet, proving that it's not just the attackers who win games.

Leroy Sane grabbed the other goal for Bayern, as they opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.

Ronaldo convinced Mane to move

Senegalese forward, Mane has revealed that Portugal international, Cristiano Ronaldo backed him before he made a move to Bayern Munich from EPL side, Liverpool.

Mane spent six solid years at Liverpool where he won the Premier League and Champions League titles with the Reds before he departed, Sports Brief reported.

Since his exit, Jurgen Klopp and his wards have been struggling in all competitions with fans confused and frustrated about the club's poor campaign this term.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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