New Batman answers call

With Borussia Dortmund having sold their self-styled "Batman" Pierre-Emerick Aubemayang, his replacement Michy Batshuayi, another aspiring "Caped Crusader", answered their call for goals on his debut.

"I heard the Batman job was vacant at Borussia Dortmund so I decided to take over," Batshuayi, who already liked to call himself "Batsman", wrote on Instagram after signing a loan deal until the end of the season from Chelsea on Wednesday.

With one Batman gone, Dortmund turned to Batshuayi who responded on Friday night. The 24-year-old scored twice on his debut in a 3-2 Bundesliga victory at Cologne.

After showing clinical finishing for his goals, Batshuayi then turned provider. With time running out and the score locked at 2-2, Batshuayi set up the winning goal for Germany forward Andre Schuerrle.

The win lifted Dortmund to second in the Bundesliga ahead of other weekend games.

"Yes, I am very happy, but the most important thing is the victory," he said after barely two days at the club. "We want to go up as far as possible in the table and, of course, qualify for Champions League."

"He's a good boy," the Austrian said of Batshuayi. "He brings a lot from what we need. His debut is what we had hoped for.

"This is what one dreams for after the weeks of discussion and the whole over-riding [Aubameyang] theme, where we have not focused much on sport."