German champions Bayern München won the Supercup for the sixth time since its beginning. The Bavarians drew 2-2 with DFB Cup winners Borussia Dortmund and came out on top in the penalty shootout. Sebastian Rode and Marc Bartra were both denied from the spot by Sven Ulreich.
In the 90 minutes of regulation time, it was Christian Pulisic who opened the scoring after 12 minutes, only for Lewandowski to bag the first of two Bayern equalisers six minutes later. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang restored Dortmund’s lead with 20 minutes left to play, but a goal-mouth scramble ended with Bürki deflecting the ball into his own net, taking the game to penalties.
History was made during this prestigious final: Referee Felix Zwayer was the first match official to benefit from the support of a video assistant referee. Tobias Stieler, just down the road in Cologne, communicated with Zwayer for a short while after Bayern’s second equaliser, eventually confirming that the goal was eligible.
Late comeback followed by penalty heroics
When Aubameyang darted clear of the Bayern defence and provided the goal of the night with a delightful chip into the top far corner, just moments after Bürki had denied Lewandowski at the other end, it looked for all the world as though Dortmund would go on to lift the trophy. But the resilient Bayern players had other ideas, and following a bizarre pinball-like sequence in the penalty area, the ball crept in for Bayern München.
In the penalty shootout, Bayern had to come from behind yet again, after Bürki pushed away Kimmich’s penalty. This time, it was Sven Ulreich who saved the day, diving to save both Rode and Bartra’s penalties and securing the title for Bayern.
German champions Bayern München won the Supercup for the sixth time since its beginning. The Bavarians drew 2-2 with DFB Cup winners Borussia Dortmund and came out on top in the penalty shootout. Sebastian Rode and Marc Bartra were both denied from the spot by Sven Ulreich.
In the 90 minutes of regulation time, it was Christian Pulisic who opened the scoring after 12 minutes, only for Lewandowski to bag the first of two Bayern equalisers six minutes later. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang restored Dortmund’s lead with 20 minutes left to play, but a goal-mouth scramble ended with Bürki deflecting the ball into his own net, taking the game to penalties.
History was made during this prestigious final: Referee Felix Zwayer was the first match official to benefit from the support of a video assistant referee. Tobias Stieler, just down the road in Cologne, communicated with Zwayer for a short while after Bayern’s second equaliser, eventually confirming that the goal was eligible.
Late comeback followed by penalty heroics
When Aubameyang darted clear of the Bayern defence and provided the goal of the night with a delightful chip into the top far corner, just moments after Bürki had denied Lewandowski at the other end, it looked for all the world as though Dortmund would go on to lift the trophy. But the resilient Bayern players had other ideas, and following a bizarre pinball-like sequence in the penalty area, the ball crept in for Bayern München.
In the penalty shootout, Bayern had to come from behind yet again, after Bürki pushed away Kimmich’s penalty. This time, it was Sven Ulreich who saved the day, diving to save both Rode and Bartra’s penalties and securing the title for Bayern.
