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R. Schröder
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BAYERN ARE SUPERCUP CHAMPIONS
What a sensational curtain raiser to the season that was ! Bayern were cruising, leading 3-0 at the break thanks to goals from Musiala, Mane and Pavard. Halstenberg's header gave Leipzig hope, but Gnabry then restored the visitors' big lead. Nkunku netted from the spot before Olmo's near-post effort set up a grand-stand finish. Deep into injury time, Sane made sure Bayern won the Supercup with a breakaway goal.
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SURPASSING XG
xGoals
3
1.32
3.4
5
Goals
Full-time
End of second half
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SANE MAKES SURE
Olmo sends a Hail Mary pass into the Bayern box but the visitors win possession and break forward through Sane. He jinks left and right before rolling the ball past Gulacsi and that is well and truly that!
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NOT OVER YET
This is truly breathless stuff. Nagelsmann is roaring at his players in absolute fury. Silva is forced out of possession and Neuer collects the ball and is able to slow things down. What a game!
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AMAZING FINISH
Incredible scenes at the Red Bull Arena as Leipzig press for the equaliser ! The ball flashes across the face of Neuer's goal and Bayern have a reprieve. Who saw this coming?!
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Substitution
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LEIPZIG BACK IN IT !
Kimmich misses with a shot at one end and Leipzig are away on the break. Laimer feeds Silva who in turn spreads the ball further left for Olmo. The Spanish international takes a touch and sends a low strike at goal. Neuer is beaten at his near post.
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Goal attempts
5off target
5on target
4off target
8on target
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SANE IN THE BOOK
Sane muscles Willi Orban off the ball and is shown a yellow card. The Bayern man is not happy with that decision.
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MANE EFFORT RULED OUT
Mane again steers home, this time from Coman's centre, but again is an inch the wrong side of play and is flagged for offside. On another night, it's a debut hat-trick for the African champion.
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MANE MAKING HAY
Shots
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3
André Silva Sadio Mané
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MANE SKEWS WIDE
He's scored one, had one disallowed and now goes close to netting his second of the evening with a shot that narrowly misses the upright. Mane is making quite the impression here.
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Substitution
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MORE BAYERN FIRSTS
Another couple of competitive debuts for the Bundesliga champions as De Ligt and Mazraoui come on as part of a three-man change which also sees Sane into the mix.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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NKUNKU FORM THE SPOT
No mistake from Nkunku, who lifts his right-footed penalty high into the net. No chance for Neuer there. Leipzig are within two once again.
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PENALTY LEIPZIG
Pavard upends Olmo just inside the Bayern box and the hosts have a spot kick.
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HERNANDEZ IN THE BOOK
Hernandez trips Laimer and the referee whips out a yellow card for the Bayern man.
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LEIPZIG MISS OUT
Nkunku twists and turns his way into the Bayern area but his shot is blocked. Soon afterwards, Silva strikes over the top when well placed. Not Leipzig's night.
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MANE EFFORT CHALKED OFF
Mane has the ball in the net but a VAR check proves he was inches offside in the build-up. That one won't count.
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SituationNo goal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
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GRAVENBERCH DEBUT
Ryan Gravenberch is on to make his competitive debut for Bayern, the former Ajax man coming in for Müller.
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Substitution
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GNABRY ADDS ANOTHER
Just when it looked like Leipzig might have been building towards a second, Bayern break with devastating effect. Coman picks out Müller whose shot is parried by Gulacsi. Gnabry rams home the loose ball and this one looks done and dusted.
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KIMMICH IN THE BOOK
Yellow card for Kimmich, who has to take one from the team with Silva looking to spark a Leipzig break with Bayern largely out of position.
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PROMISING LEIPZIG SPELL
Tedesco's men are enjoying their best spell of the game now. Nkunku and Olmo have the home fans very excited, but the latest move the duo are involved in breaks down.
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MUSIALA MAKES WAY
The superb Musiala comes off to deserved applause from the visiting fans. The 19-year-old has scored one and been involved in another for Bayern tonight. Coman comes on in his stead.
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HOSTS BACK IN IT !
From the subsequent corner kick, Halstenberg rises highest to send a header that loops over Neuer and in! Die Roten Bullen have a lifeline !
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Substitution
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BETTER FROM LEIPZIG
Nkunku breaks and feeds Olmo, whose shot is deflected out for a corner.
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SILVA HITS THE POST
Leipzig sub Silva rises to direct a fine header towards Neuer's far post. The forward looks on in disappointment as his effort cannons back off the woodwork. Unlucky.
THE FIRST OF MANY?
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LEIPZIG CHANGES
Tedesco throws Dani Olmo and Andre Silva into the mix to try and manufacture a much-needed Leipzig goal here.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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BAYERN ATTACK
A Leipzig counter attack is counter attacked by Bayern ! Gnabry collects on the right after the ball misses Mane - who may have been offside anyway - and the Bayern No. 7 drags a cross-shot off target.
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VISITING ACCURACY
Goal attempts
1off target
1on target
3off target
3on target
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BAYERN BACK AT IT
Gnabry flies down the right and tries to pick Mane out with a ball into the centre. Gulacsi reads the situation and collects with ease.
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BACK UNDERWAY
The second half kicks off and we're back into the thick of the action.
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LEIPZIG WORRY
Plenty of concern for the hosts here, of course. Domenico Tedesco's men have it all to do in the second half as the teams come out. Leipzig have only ever trailed by a three-goal margin at the break once before since Bundesliga promotion: that was against Leverkusen in April 2018. Die Roten Bullen would eventually lose that match 5-2.
Kick-off!
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HALF TIME FACTS
With Bayern cruising, it's worth noting that only once in a Supercup has there been a bigger half-time leading margin than today. It happened back in 1990 when Bayern (again) were 4-0 up against Kaiserslautern.
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WATCH: SADIO MANE OFF THE MARK
Half-time
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BAYERN OUT OF SIGHT ?
Leipzig are crestfallen, unable to deal with a tremendous Bayern onslaught. The superb Musiala collects the ball following a set piece and rolls a pass back for Pavard who drills past Gulacsi for 0-3.
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SUPERCUP, SUPER EFFICIENT
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0
0.08
1.32
3
Goals
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LEIPZIG LIVING DANGEROUSLY
Kampl gives up possession far too easily and Musiala pounces. The ball is worked across to Sabitzer, whose shot is deflected onto the roof of the net.
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MUSIALA OPENER
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PASS MASTERS
Pass Efficiency
SENSATIONAL SADIO
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ELECTRIC MUSIALA
Jamal Musiala has been on fire for Bayern this evening. The 19-year-old slaloms through and is upended by Simakan, who sees a yellow card for his troubles.
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BAYERN 100% EFFECTIVE
The Bavarians have had two shots on goal and scored with both of them. Incredible.
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OH MANE MANE !
There it is ! A goal on his debut for Bayern's new man Sadio Mane! The visitors killed Leipzig's offside ploy with a sweet Musiala pass in for Gnabry who slides the ball across the face of goal for the Senegalese to tap home.
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BAYERN BOSSING POSSESSION
Possession (%)
3466
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MANE IN THE MIXER
Sabitzer sits one up for Mane to chase into the box. The African champion arrives after Gulacsi, who collects and starts a Leipzig attack.
TOP CLASS ENTERTAINMENT
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NKUNKU DENIED
Simakan muscles in to prod a pass in for Nkunku. The Bundesliga's Player of the Season for 2021/22 has only Neuer to beat and he does so, finding the corner of the net. The assistant's flag is raised on the touchline. Offside.
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SituationNo goal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
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MUSIALA ON TARGET
A Bayern corner. The ball pings all over the place and with Leipzig failing to clear on at least two occasions, possession eventually falls to Musiala who slams a finish under Gulacsi. The visitors lead.
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NEUER ON GUARD
For a second it looks as though Szoboszlai might be in on goal with the Hungarian racing onto a through pass. Neuer comes to the edge of his area to collect, however.
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HENRICHS OFF TARGET
The home fans are on their feet here after Leipzig's bright opening. Henrichs sits them right back down again, however, after the full back's ambitious effort from distance flies way off target.
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NEUER GOES ON WALKABOUT
Neuer goes awol after a mix-up with Sabitzer and suddenly Leipzig have a big chance to take advantage! Nkunku has the ball on the left as Bayern's custodian scrambles back. The attack breaks down after Nkunku's cross is deflected wide.
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MANE MENACING
Free kick Bayern in a dangerous position after Mane is unceremoniously upended. Kimmich flights the set piece into the box and Mane stretches but just can't quite make clean contact.
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BRIGHT START
There's been plenty of bite to the opening minutes of this fixture. Both sides look fiercely determined to strike first here.
Kick-off!
KICK-OFF
Leipzig get the ball rolling in this season's Supercup ...
HERE COME THE TEAMS !
Leipzig and Bayern take to a packed Red Bull Arena. What an atmosphere in Leipzig! We're all set for kick-off.
NKUNKU OR MANE ?
Who are you going for to make the key difference in what is set to be a spectacular Supercup experience? Leipzig's star man from 2021/22, Nkunku registered 35 goals and 20 assists in 52 games in all competitions last season. Mane arrives at Bayern having weighed in with 120 goals and 48 assists in 269 competitive appearances with Liverpool. Let the fireworks commence!
BAYERN TEAM NEWS
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LEIPZIG TEAM NEWS
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BAYERN MUNICH SUBS
Ulreich, de Ligt, Mazraoui, Nianzou, Stanisic, Coman, Gravenberch, L. Sane, Zirkzee
BAYERN MUNICH STARTING XI
Neuer (c) - Pavard, Upamecano, Hernandez, Davies - Kimmich, Sabitzer - Gnabry, Müller, Musiala - Mane
RB LEIPZIG SUBS
Blaswich, Ba, Dani Olmo, Haidara, Schlager, Novoa, Silva
RB LEIPZIG STARTING XI
Gulacsi (c) - Simakan, Orban, Halstenberg - Klostermann, Laimer, Kampl, Henrichs - Forsberg, Szoboszlai - Nkunku
NAGELSMANN WANTS BAYERN STATEMENT
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DOMENICO TEDESCO SPEAKS
Leipzig's tactician said both he and his team are, "Really looking forward to Saturday's game against FC Bayern," as Die Roten Bullen go in search of what would be only a second competitive win against the Bundesliga champions. "This will be our first Supercup, we've trained a lot and trained well," the 36-year-old explained.
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HOW THEY GOT HERE: BAYERN MUNICH
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HOW THEY GOT HERE: RB LEIPZIG
WHAT THEY'RE PLAYING FOR
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TODAY'S THE DAY
What a game we have in store later today, with last year's DFB Cup winners RB Leipzig host reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the traditional curtain-raiser for the new campaign. Will Christopher Nkunku pick up where he left-off last season and how will the likes of Sadio Mane and Matthijs de Ligt fare on their competitive debuts for Bayern? So many questions, so many answers to come when we kick-off at 8.30pm CEST. You don't want to miss this.
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WATCH: NKUNKU’S BEST SKILLS AND GOALS
TEDESCO FOCUSED
"We’ve got several weeks of training first,” Leipzig head coach Domenico Tedesco told the club website at the end of June as he led his team’s pre-season preparations on their first day back after a summer break. “I’m not focusing on the Supercup yet. Of course though, it’s a final, so we’ll be playing to win it. We’re obviously looking forward to it too.”
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WATCH: SUPERCUP 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
OVERALL HEAD-TO-HEAD
Bayern have the upper hand historically in meetings between these teams, having won eight of the 14 encounters to date, including each of the last three. There have been five draws - the most recent of which was in December 2020 - while Die Roten Bullen have triumphed just once, doing so in March 2018 in a 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Naby Keita and Timo Werner.
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LAST TIME OUT
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EXPECT GREATNESS!
BAYERN BRING EXPERIENCE
The Bundesliga champions are no strangers to this competition, of course, and will be competing for the trophy for an 11th successive time. The Bavarian giants have won the Supercup six times since 2012. The last non-Bayern winner was Borussia Dortmund three years ago.
LEIPZIG'S FIRST SUPERCUP
Domenico Tedesco's side won their first ever DFB Cup following a penalty shootout win against Freiburg last May and are thus competing in their very first Supercup!
A VERY WARM WELCOME!
The Supercup between RB Leipzig and German champions Bayern Munich will take place on 30 July at 20:30 CET at the home of the DFB Cup holders.