ORLANDO - Julio Cesar would have preferred a different start to his Toronto FC career. Cory Littleton Jersey . The Brazilian international goalkeeper was beaten twice in the first 12 minutes of his Reds debut in a 3-1 preseason loss to Columbus Crew in Florida earlier this week. There wasnt much Cesar could do about Federico Higuains excellent free-kick, or the thunderbolt from Josh Williams that followed shortly after. Despite conceding the goals, it was a relatively quiet afternoon for the World Cup winner. Cesar was rarely called into action, but that didnt mean he wasnt involved. When Toronto FC announced Cesars signing on loan from Queens Park Rangers last week, Reds head coach Ryan Nelsen talked about the leadership and organizational skills the veteran will bring. That was clearly evident in Orlando against Columbus as Cesar talked his way through the game, managing his teammates in front of him. "It is part of the job of the goalkeeper because he can watch all of the games," Cesar told me following the game at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney. "Many times I like to talk with my defenders and the midfield. We need to work hard tactically especially. The most important thing is to understand the coach and what he wants. "I am a little sad because it was my first game and we lost, but I am happy because I am back to playing after eight months and that was tough for me. I am really happy because the coach gave me the opportunity to start with the team." A key figure amongst the defenders in front of Cesar will be club captain Steven Caldwell, and the former Scottish international is well aware of what the Brazilian can bring to the team. "Its fantastic to have him behind us with his experience," said Caldwell. "Hes very comfortable on the ball and strong playing out of the back. Its going to be a great experience for everybody who has the privilege to play with Julio and so far he just seems like a fantastic guy. Were all going to learn off him and it is an honour for this football club to have him play for us." One of the things that has been lacking in past seasons at Toronto FC has been leadership on the pitch, but that certainly cant be said about this squad of players. With Cesar in goal and Caldwell in the centre of defence they have two excellent communicators. When you add in US international Michael Bradley as the general in the centre of midfield, TFC has a very strong leadership core. "You want every guy taking a big role in the team with personality and leadership and commitment," said Bradley. "When you walk in that locker room there is a team full of guys who are ready to do that, so thats nothing but positive." Toronto FCs next test in preseason is on Saturday when they will return to action in Florida in their second match of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic against hometown team Orlando City. Management and players alike will be hoping to see further improvement and progression as the team builds towards its March 15 season opener in Seattle. "For us its about building the understanding and working on the things we have been working on in training," said Dwayne De Rosario. "We will continue to build and there is still a long way to go. The game (against Columbus) brought us back to reality and showed us things that we need to work on. Now we need to improve on those things that they exposed us on. Were where we want to be but there is still a lot to do." "Against Columbus we had a few guys that were having their first minutes of preseason," said head coach Ryan Nelsen. "We needed to see a few of the weaknesses that we have so that we can work on it. 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"Its always hard when the whole world says you have to win," said Bayern coach Pep Guardiola after his sides 13th consecutive Bundesliga victory. Guardiola rested several players with an eye on Wednesdays Champions League round-of-16 first leg at Arsenal. But Shaqiri will miss the game after tearing a muscle at the back of his right thigh in the second half. French winger Franck Ribery was already out after undergoing surgery on a burst blood vessel in his buttock. Second-place Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-1 at home to Schalke, which was on a four-game winning streak. Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka won the ball from Lars Bender, lifted it over an incoming defenders challenge and chipped the goalkeeper in the 28th. Leverkusen equalized in the 66th after Schalke defender Felipe Santana cleared off the line but conceded an own goal from the resulting corner. The home side was left to rue several missed chances when Klaas Jan Huntelaar headed a free kick inside the far post in the 74th. Leverkusen was knocked out of the German Cup by second-division Kaiserslautern on Wednesday and next faces Paris Saint-Germain at home in the Champions League on Tuesday. "We played the better football, I feel for the team," Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia said. "If we play like this on Tuesday Ill be happy. We showed a lot of character." Hamburg slipped into full crisis mode after slumping to its seventh consecutive league defeat and fired Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk and his assistant Roel Coumans late Saturday. "My job is not important right now," Van Marwijk had said after Domi Kumbela scored a hat trick for Braunschweig to move withinn a point of Hamburg, which is facing the prospect of its first relegation from the Bundesliga. Todd Gurley II Jersey. . Also, third-place Borussia Dortmund defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0, Werder Bremen drew 1-1 with Borussia Moenchengladbach, and Hoffenheim beat 10-man Stuttgart 4-1 for the visiting sides sixth consecutive defeat. Hamburg goalkeeper Rene Adlers two mistakes proved costly for his side in Braunschweig. Pierre-Michel Lasogga marked his return for the visitors by scoring Hamburgs first goal of the year in the 23rd, with a hopeful header back that looped over the goalie. Adler spilled a shot from Karim Bellarabi and Kumbela swept the rebound home in the 51st, 10 minutes before he scored again. Ivo Ilicevic equalized in the 76th, but Adler could only parry a free kick in the 85th, allowing Kumbela to scoop the ball over two defenders. Bellarabi eluded two Hamburg defenders and crossed for Jan Hochscheidt to seal the result in injury time. "It was so unnecessary. But if you give away goals like that it makes it very difficult," Van Marwijk said. Dortmund was playing Frankfurt for the second time in a week after its 1-0 German Cup quarterfinal win on Tuesday. Henrikh Mkhitaryan dispossessed Frankfurt defender Sebastian Jung and waited before playing the perfect pass between four Frankfurt defenders for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to open the scoring in the 10th. Aubameyang got his second goal 11 minutes later after a corner, and Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty to make it 3-0 two minutes after the break. It was the Polish strikers first goal against Frankfurt and his 14th of the season. Milos Jojic scored just seconds after going on for his Bundesliga debut to complete the scoring in the 68th. Another winter signing, Ludovic Obraniak, salvaged Bremens hard-earned draw by scoring in the 88th minute against Moenchengladbach. The visitors had been leading since the sixth, when Assani Lukimyas poor pass out of defence invited Raffael to score. "Its a little point in the table but hopefully a big one for morale," Bremen coach Robin Dutt said. 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