German Super Cup: Lewandowski secures a brace to help Bayern defeat Dortmund 3-1, Bayern wins Super Cup- Robert Lewandowski was the star performer again as Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the finals of the DFL Supercup. He scored twice for Bayern Munich and give coach Julian Nagelsmann his first win in charge on Tuesday.
The Poland star, who scored a record 41 goals in the Bundesliga last season, opened the scoring in the 41st minute and got the decisive third goal in the 74th after Marco Reus had pulled one back for Dortmund.
Nagelsmann had endured a difficult start as Bayern had not won any of its four preseason friendlies and was held to a draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga’s opening game on Friday.
“I’d like to start hoarding titles,” Nagelsmann said after claiming
Bayern made a better start but the biggest early chance fell to Reus when he was played through by Jude Bellingham. Manuel Neuer produced a brilliant save with his right foot. Dortmund’s 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko thought he’d scored but the goal was ruled out for offside, and Neuer produced another great save to deny Erling Haaland after Kingsley Coman flashed a shot just wide at the other end.
Lewandowski finally made the breakthrough before halftime when he surged through the middle to meet Serge Gnabry’s cross with a thumping header inside the left post.
his first with his first win as Bayern coach. “My predecessor and the players, they collected a lot.”
German Super Cup Live DOR vs BAY – Dortmund vs Bayern live-When is Dortmund vs Bayern going to be played? August 18, Wednesday 12:00 AM IST
Football fraternity reacts to the death of Germany and FC Bayern Legend Gerd Mueller
A minute’s silence will be observed before tomorrow’s Super Cup game between Dortmund and Bayern, in memory of Gerd Müller. Both teams will also wear black armbands [dfl]
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 16, 2021
DFL Supercup 2021: live-Where is Dortmund vs Bayern going to be played? Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
German Super Cup 2021 Live- Dortmund vs Bayern Head to head
| Total | Dortmund | Bayern | Draws | |
| Total Matches | 53 | 26 | 21 | 6 |
| Signal Iduna Park | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| Allianz Arena | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| German Bundesliga | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| German Super Cup | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| German Cup | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| International Club Friendly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total Goals Scored | 161 | 98 | 63 | – |
DFL Supercup 2021: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Predicted XI
Bayern Munich- Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, Dayot Upamecano, Niklas Sule, Josip Stanisic, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski
Borussia Dortmund– Gregor Kobel, Felix Passlack, Antonios Papadopoulos, Manuel Akanji, Nico Schulz, Axel Witsel, Giovvani Reyna, Jude Bellingham, Marco Reus, Erling Haaland, Thorgan Hazard
DFL Supercup 2021: German Super Cup Live Stream-Where can I watch Dortmund vs Bayern live? As there are no television-based partners for this contest, Indian Football fans can live stream this match on Fan code.
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