Alphonso Davies made a decisive impact off the bench for Bayern Munich this week, scoring one goal and setting up another in a commanding cup victory. The Canada star entered at halftime during Wednesday's DFB-Pokal match against 1. FC Magdeburg and helped his side to a 6-1 rout.
Davies had also featured as a substitute in Bayern's 3-1 Bundesliga win over SC Freiburg three days earlier. His productive week in Germany provides a timely boost for Canada, who face Guatemala in a friendly on 13 November. The national team's recent form shows two wins from their last three matches, including a 2-0 victory over Peru earlier this month. Their most recent result was a 1-0 defeat to the United States on 7 October, which followed a 2-0 win over Peru on 3 October and a 1-0 victory against Chile on 26 September. This sequence of two wins and one defeat in their last three outings provides the context for their upcoming trip to face Guatemala away on Friday 13 November.
How other Canadians fared
Tajon Buchanan started for Villarreal in La Liga, playing 87 minutes and receiving a yellow card in a 2-1 win against Valencia. In Scotland, Alistair Johnston came off the bench for Celtic in their 2-1 Premiership victory over Hibernian.
Owen Goodman played every minute of both Dundee's matches, providing an assist in a 3-1 win over Kilmarnock after featuring in a 2-1 loss to St Mirren. Stephen Eustáquio completed a full 90 minutes for Swansea City, though they suffered a heavy 5-0 Championship defeat to Queens Park Rangers.
Liam Millar started for Birmingham City before being substituted in the 70th minute of their 1-0 loss to Cardiff City. In France, Niko Sigur played the entire match for Toulouse and was booked in a goalless Ligue 1 draw with Estac Troyes.
The team's last outing was a 1-0 defeat to the United States on 7 October, where the only goal was scored by J. Ellis of the USA in the 29th minute. Fans can view the full squad list and fixtures schedule on our site.
