Bayern Munich won their 10th German Super Cup title by beating RB Leipzig in the final on July 30. Notably, this is their first title of the ongoing season. One of the most successful teams in the Bundesliga had a great start as Jamal Musiala scored in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes later, Sadio Mano, who played his first season for the team, scored and doubled the lead.
Right before half-time was called, Benjamin Parvard increased the misery for the hosts by scoring the third goal for his team. In the second half, the home team scored their first goal, with Marcel Halstenberg striking in the 59th minute. However, before the team could capitalize, Serge Gnabry from the Red Brigade scored the fourth goal for his team in the 65th minute.
12 minutes later, Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku cut down the deficit by two goals as he scored in the penalty. In the last minute of the game, Dani Olma scored and the deficit between the two teams was only one. At this time, it looked like the game would tie and extra time would be called. However, in the last minute of the injury time (98th minute), Leroy Sane ensured that Munich didn’t have to break too much sweat to win the title.
After winning the title, coach Julian Nagelsmann reflected on the team’s performance and pointed out how the team didn’t maintain the same intensity across the two halves.
“We did it really well in the first half. Leipzig defended deep and we had a lot of time to build things up,” Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. “We allowed only one shot. But in the second half after about an hour the compactness was not there.
“At the end, we had to factor in that we would be running a bit out of steam as Leipzig are in preparation a bit longer. We are happy to have defended the title.”
