After the intoxicating goal spectacle, Julian Nagelsmann clapped his Bayern professionals relieved and then the first trophy of the season was awarded in the rain of confetti.
The rousing 5: 3 (3: 0) at cup winners RB Leipzig whetted our appetite for the championship fight in the Bundesliga. Record champions FC Bayern presented themselves in gala form for a long time in the Supercup success, but in the end it was a shaking victory. Also because Leipzig didn't give up, exploited Bayern's weaknesses and contributed to the peat festival.
"We did very well in the first half, it was tight at the back. From the 60th minute we ran out of steam. We had to decide the game earlier. Nevertheless, we deserved to win the game," said coach Nagelsmann. "We wanted to set an example. Not only to the outside world, but also to ourselves," he emphasized.
Led by the strong 19-year-old national player Jamal Musiala and the accurate new signing Sadio Mané, the record champions dominated events for a long time, but came under pressure again in the final phase. In the 16th participation, the Munich team finally snagged the Supercup for the tenth time.
Bayern with three goals in the first half
Musiala gave the team of Julian Nagelsmann, who moved from Leipzig to Munich a year ago and who was whistled at by the RB fans before the game, the lead in the 14th minute. It was the first Bayern goal with the first shot in the first competitive game. A good quarter of an hour later, Mané only needed to push Serge Gnabry's cross over the line (31'), before France's world champion and defender Benjamin Pavard (45') made the preliminary decision shortly before the break.
In the second round, RB came back into play with goals from Marcel Halstenberg with a header (59th), Christopher Nkunku with a penalty kick (77th) and Dani Olmo (89th) when Gnabry conceded a goal (66th). Also because Bayern made it unnecessarily exciting. Finally, Leroy Sané put the finishing touch (90. 8).
Leipzig still has some work to do before the start of the Bundesliga next week in Stuttgart. Already in the test match against Champions League finalist Liverpool there was a 0:5 smack, at least the second round reconciled. Maybe national player David Raum will help in the future. According to managing director Oliver Mintzlaff, talks with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are on the home stretch.
FCB puts RB under pressure with high pressure
Mintzlaff was not satisfied with the appearance of Leipzig. "It wasn't a good first half. We were way too scared. We didn't accept the game at all. We also have to defend the goals we conceded better. The second half was much better from the 50th minute. Of course you wish that we could do that Play like that for 90 minutes," he said.
Only Mané, who came from Liverpool, was in the Munich starting XI. The millionaire star defender Matthijs de Ligt, on the other hand, still had to be patient. Nagelsmann said he was not at 100 percent after the brief preparation.
So de Ligt saw an initially strong game from his new team from the bench. For a long time, the people of Munich were more toxic, more aggressive and more technically adept. With high pressing they caused the hosts big problems. It took just 14 minutes before Munich's first competitive goal of the new season was scored: after an unsuccessful rescue effort by Leipzig, the ball came to Musiala, who shot in from the inside right. Marcel Halstenberg and Konrad Laimer, who was courted by Bayern, had not cut a good figure before.
The people of Leipzig replied immediately. But the jubilation after Christopher Nkunku's goal quickly fell silent after an offside decision (15'). RB acted against Bayern without a classic centre-forward. In addition to Nkunku, idea generator Emil Forsberg stormed.
However, the game mainly went in the other direction, and the master presented himself with high efficiency. After a cross from Gnabry, Mané was there, where super scorer Robert Lewandowski has always made Bayern fans cheer in recent years. The joy was great for Africa's footballer of the year, who raised his arms, jumped and hugged his teammates.
Leipzig gripped after the break
And it got even worse for Leipzig, whose mistakes were punished coldly. The playful Musiala danced out the RB defense and gave Pavard the third goal. Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, who sat next to CEO Oliver Kahn in the stands, liked that. It is the right time to take such a step, also to have a different perspective.
And this did not change in the second round either. Musiala repeatedly initiated dangerous actions. Gnabry immediately had a great chance of scoring the fourth goal (51st). RB coach Domenico Tedesco reacted with two quick changes and brought the Spaniard Dani Olmo and striker André Silva into play. The latter was unlucky when his header hit the crossbar (57'). Shortly thereafter, however, the efforts were rewarded by Halstenberg's goal when national keeper Manuel Neuer acted unhappily.
There was hope, but only briefly at first. RB keeper Peter Gulacsi was able to fend off a shot from Thomas Müller, but Gnabry shot the ball into the net when he followed up. When Bayern had shifted down a gear, RB still scored two more goals through Nkunku and Olmo. After that, the Munich team, where de Ligt received some match practice, even had to tremble. The game was decided with Sané's goal.
