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]

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]
2020
2022

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 edit

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)
Bayern MunichTH 2020–21 Bundesliga champions 14 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Background edit

Match edit

Summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

  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.

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