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Manuel Neuer endured brilliantly
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After the championship and the cup at national level and the Champions League at international level, Bayern Munich already secured the number four title on Thursday night. In Budapest, in front of 15,500 spectators, David Alaba and company won 2-1 in extra time against FC Sevilla, champions of the Europa League, the UEFA Super Cup for the second time since 2013. After a 0-1 disadvantage, Leon Goretzka (34th) and Javi Martínez (104th) became the winners of the match.
Next Wednesday, the fifth German Super Cup title against runner-up Borussia Dortmund in Munich. Coach Hansi Flick’s team also continued their remarkable streak: since 7 December 2019, they have not lost and won 31 of 32 matches. For Sevilla it was the first defeat since the beginning of February.
Alaba, for whom it is the 25th title with Bayern, was unwittingly the center of attention from the start. His blow against Ivan Rakitic judged referee Anthony Taylor a foul and imposed a penalty, which Lucas Ocampos safely scored (13th). But Alaba, who was absent from the first Bundesliga game with a thigh injury, also played a decisive role in Martinez’s substitute’s winning goal: Alaba’s attempt to shoot from the edge of the area failed to contain the goalkeeper Bono, the Spaniard, who, according to media reports, already agreed with Athletic Bilbao, was on the spot with his head.
Before that, Bayern had to make a real show of force against the disciplined Spaniards and had another winning match in their ranks in Manuel Neuer: in the 87th minute, he prevented the 1: 2. And the Joker of Sevilla had another great opportunity in extra time, but Neuer directed the shot to pole (92).
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