2021 DFL-Supercup

2021 DFL-Supercup
German Supercup
Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund hosted the match.
EventDFL-Supercup
Date17 August 2021 (2021-08-17)
VenueSignal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Man of the MatchRobert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)[1]
RefereeSascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)[2]
Attendance24,742[3]

The 2021 DFL-Supercup was the 12th edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 17 August 2021.[4]

The match featured Borussia Dortmund, the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the champions of the 2020–21 Bundesliga.[5] The match was hosted by Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.[4]

Bayern Munich were the defending champions, having won the 2020 edition 3–2 against Borussia Dortmund.[6] Bayern won the match 3–1 for their 9th DFL-Supercup title.[1]

Teams

In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.

Team Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Borussia Dortmund 2020–21 DFB-Pokal winners 11 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)[a]
Bayern MunichTH 2020–21 Bundesliga champions 14 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)[b]
  1. ^ Winners of the unofficial 2008 German Supercup. One-time runners-up in the DFL-Ligapokal.
  2. ^ Runners-up in the unofficial 2008 German Supercup. Six-time winners and one-time runners-up in the DFL-Ligapokal.

Background

Match

Summary

In the 41st minute, Serge Gnabry crossed from the left for Robert Lewandowski to put Bayern Munich ahead with a header from six yards out to the left of the net. Thomas Müller made it 2–0 in the 49th minute with a close range finish to the net after the ball had been played in from the left by Alphonso Davies and back-healed to him by Lewandowski. Marco Reus made it 2–1 in the 64th minute with a right foot finish from outside the penalty area to the top right corner of the net.[7] Lewandowski scored his second in the 74th minute with a low finish to the right corner of the net from inside the penalty area after the ball broke to him after an error by Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji.[8]

Details

Borussia Dortmund1–3Bayern Munich
  • Reus 64'
Report
Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich
GK 1 Gregor Kobel
RB 30 Felix Passlack  84'
CB 28 Axel Witsel
CB 16 Manuel Akanji
LB 14 Nico Schulz
DM 8 Mahmoud Dahoud  32'
CM 22 Jude Bellingham  84'
CM 7 Giovanni Reyna  78'
AM 11 Marco Reus (c)  25'
CF 9 Erling Haaland
CF 18 Youssoufa Moukoko  58'
Substitutes:
GK 35 Marwin Hitz
MF 6 Thomas Delaney
MF 20 Reinier  84'
MF 39 Marius Wolf  84'
MF 46 Marco Pašalić  78'
MF 47 Antonios Papadopoulos
FW 21 Donyell Malen  58'
FW 27 Steffen Tigges
FW 36 Ansgar Knauff
Manager:
Marco Rose
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 44 Josip Stanišić  87'
CB 2 Dayot Upamecano
CB 4 Niklas Süle  23'
LB 19 Alphonso Davies
CM 6 Joshua Kimmich
CM 8 Leon Goretzka
RW 11 Kingsley Coman  49'
AM 25 Thomas Müller  73'
LW 7 Serge Gnabry  73'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski  88'
Substitutes:
GK 26 Sven Ulreich
DF 3 Omar Richards
DF 15 Chris Richards
DF 20 Bouna Sarr  87'
DF 23 Tanguy Nianzou
MF 24 Corentin Tolisso  73'
MF 42 Jamal Musiala  73'
FW 10 Leroy Sané  83'  49'
FW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting  90+3'  88'
Manager:
Julian Nagelsmann

Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)[1]

Assistant referees:[9]
Mike Pickel (Mendig)
Frederick Assmuth (Cologne)
Fourth official:[9]
Florian Badstübner (Windsbach)
Video assistant referee:[9]
Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)
Assistant video assistant referee:[9]
Robert Wessel (Berlin)

Match rules[10][11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References

  1. ^ a b c "3:1 – Der FC Bayern München gewinnt den Supercup gegen Borussia Dortmund" [3–1: FC Bayern Munich wins the Supercup against Borussia Dortmund]. Deutsche Fußball Liga (in German). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Stegemann pfeift Supercup Dortmund gegen FC Bayern" [Stegemann referees Supercup of Dortmund vs FC Bayern]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Spielinfo | Borussia Dortmund – Bayern München 1:3 | Finale | Supercup 2021" [Match info | Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich 1–3 | Final | 2021 Supercup]. kicker (in German). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Supercup 2021 am 17. August in Dortmund" [2021 Supercup on 17 August in Dortmund]. Deutsche Fußball Liga (in German). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bayern Munich win Bundesliga as Dortmund beat Leipzig". BBC Sport. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Bayern Munich 3-2 Borussia Dortmund: Kimmich delivers Supercup for Flick's men". Goal.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski double earns German Super Cup". Sky Sports. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund to retain German Super Cup title". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Deutscher Supercup, 2021, Finale" [German Super Cup, 2021, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Tickets für Gästefans ab dem dritten Spieltag – Weiter fünf Auswechslungen pro Mannschaft möglich" [Tickets for guest fans from the third matchday – Five substitutions per team still possible]. DFL.de. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.