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Bayern Munich won the European Super Cup, defeating Sevilla of Spain, by two goals to one, at the Puskas Arena in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Sevilla led first from the penalty spot for Lucas Ocampos, before Leon Goretska tied in the first half.
Then the Spaniard, Javi Martínez, hijacked Bayern’s winning goal in the final moments of the first overtime, after knowing the original time of the match, the two teams tied.
Bayern Munich claimed their second title in the competition’s history, while Sevilla were frozen in one title.
Bayern played the match as UEFA Champions League winners, while Sevilla are European champions.
Bayern raised their 2020 title tally to 4, after winning the German League, the German Cup and the European Champions League.
The game saw great brilliance from Manuel Neuer, who saved an opportunity against Youssef Al-Nusiri at the end of regulation time.
Heaven smiled at Javi Martínez, who had suffered marginalization at Bayern in recent months.
New offers emerge
The rosters of the two teams witnessed the momentum of the two biggest deals in the summer transfer market.
Bayern Munich trusted Leroy Sane of Manchester City, and Sevilla trusted Ivan Rakitic, who returned from Barcelona, who played his 150th game with the Andalusians, the first in 6 years.
Fiery beginning
Without a presentation, Bayern Munich fell behind at 13 minutes.
David Alaba committed a penalty against Rakitic, and the Argentine Lucas Ocampos took charge with total success against the giant Manuel Neuer, to give Sevilla the advantage.
Uprising of the Bavarian leader
Bayern’s terrifying attack would not have seen the situation without reacting, so the Champions threatened a Lewandowski cross in the 22nd minute, followed by Thomas Muller, but he hit the defense and went through the goal in no time.
Then Lewandowski was left completely alone with the Moroccan Yassin Bono, but his shot was weak between the gloves of the brilliant Moroccan goalkeeper.
The waste did not last, so the tie came in the 34th minute, with a beautiful collective game between Muller, then Lewandowski, and finally Goretska, who fired a projectile at Sevilla.
A new beginning for Andalusia
As Sevilla started the first half with force, it was repeated in the second half.
A few seconds were enough to send a Sergio Escudero cross to Luc de Jong, who followed with a shot from Bayern captain Neuer in the 46th minute.
Purpose repeal
In the 51st minute, the net shook, and Bayern scored a second goal after a crazy teamwork between Muller and Lewandowski in front of the goal, and the Pole placed the ball in the Andalusian goal and occupied with force.
But after checking the referee, Lewandowski found himself slightly offside, causing the goal to be disallowed and the result remained even.
Julien Lopetiji turned to his substitutes’ bench to correct the situation, and Moroccan Youssef El-Nosiri and his colleague Oliver Torres were forced to replace De Jong and Rakitic in the 56th minute.
As for Bayern’s chances, they didn’t stop, so Janabri hit a strong 58th minute to save Bono, and the ball rebounded for Sani, who in turn fired to look for a new save from the brilliant Bono.
Alaba also had a chance in the 66th minute with a direct free kick, but the Austrian specialist hit the ball over the goal.
The 71st minute saw the departure of Sani in a first change to Bayern, and his replacement by Frenchman Corentin Tolisso
Legendary noir
The title had a chance for Sevilla in the 88th minute!
A total exclusivity for Moroccan substitute Al-Nusiri from the center of the Bayern stadium, but Noir’s extraordinary response prevented the ball from entering Bayern’s goal and kept the Bavarians alive … to bring the game to the forward extension.
The post saves Bayern
Sevilla’s chances rolled, so Al-Nassiri landed a dangerous hit attack in the 92nd minute immediately after the start of extra time, but his right-hand shot was blocked by Neuer and then hit the very strange post.
The little details
In the 99th minute, Javi Martínez entered the ranks of Bayern Munich, a change to which they most likely did not pay attention, but it was a small detail that is the beginning of a series of details that will shock.
Martínez seeks to leave Bayern Munich from the start of the transfer market to return to his old team, Athletic de Bilbao.
The Spanish midfielder was disqualified from manager Hansi Flick last season, and his contribution was minimal in Bayern’s three all-time records.
As for the next small detail, it was Diego Carlos, the Sevillian defender, rushing him towards a free corner, which angered Bono, who was on his way to catch the ball undisturbed.
The corner kick caused by Carlos’ minor foul will turn into a big mistake moments later.
The kick was carried out and the ball reached Alaba, who hit a weak ball, Bono could not catch it, and dismissed it recklessly, to find the ball from Martinez’s head, who deposited it in the Sevilla net in the 104th minute .
“Deja vu”, this is how you can describe the goal that Martinez returned 7 years after he scored a lethal goal in the overtime of the 2013 European Super Cup against Chelsea, moving the game to the penalty shootout before the victory of the Bayern.
The second extra half did not witness anything new, so Bayern managed to maintain their lead and won the cup.
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