In
a
frantic
encounter
between
the
Bundesliga
champions
and
DFB-Pokal
winners
at
Signal
Iduna
Park,
it
was
Bayern
who
defended
their
crown
in
the
third
straight
Supercup
meeting
between
the
Klassiker
rivals.
Lewandowski
broke
Gerd
Muller’s
long-standing
Bundesliga
record
of
40
goals
in
a
single
season
with
the
final
kick
of
2020-21,
and
he
fittingly
opened
the
scoring
two
days
after
the
Bayern
great’s
passing.
Muller
put
Bayern
in
complete
control
and,
though
Marco
Reus’ stunner
gave
Dortmund
hope,
Lewandowski
capitalised
on
Manuel
Akanji’s
error
to
seal
victory.
Dortmund
were
their
own
worst
enemy
from
the
off,
with
Serge
Gnabry,
Muller
and
Kingsley
Coman
all
squandering
gilt-edged
chances
after
sloppy
play
from
Marco
Rose’s
team.
Yet
it
was
Neuer
who
made
the
first
save
of
the
match.
Hailed
as
“the
best
goalkeeper
in
the
world”
by
Nagelsmann,
the
Bayern
stalwart
stuck
out
a
leg
to
spectacularly
deny
Reus.
Dortmund
were
caught
cold
from
a
free-kick
as
the
intensity
continued,
Lewandowski’s
effort
blocked
on
the
line
by
Axel
Witsel.
Youssoufa
Moukoko,
the
youngest
goalscorer
in
Bundesliga
history,
thought
he
had
nosed
Dortmund
ahead
in
the
36th
minute
only
for
the
offside
flag
to
halt
his
celebrations,
before
Neuer
kept
out
Erling
Haaland.
Bayern
made
their
fortune
count,
Lewandowksi
floating
into
the
area
to
direct
a
thumping
header
beyond
Gregor
Kobel.
Lewandowski
was
involved
again
as,
four
minutes
after
the
break,
Bayern
doubled
their
lead,
the
striker
doing
enough
to
prevent
Kobel
from
collecting
Alphonso
Davies’ cross,
with
Muller
turning
home.
Dortmund
seemed
to
have
an
immediate
lifeline
when
Haaland
raced
through
and
slotted
home,
but
the
offside
flag
again
came
to
Bayern’s
rescue.
Bayern’s
lead
was
cut
in
sensational
style
after
the
hour,
Reus
curling
a
sumptuous
first-time
strike
into
the
top-right
corner.
Despite
the
backing
of
much
of
the
limited-capacity
crowd,
Dortmund’s
comeback
hopes
fell
flat
16
minutes
from
time
as
Corentin
Tolisso
pressured
Akanji
and
Lewandowski
picked
up
the
scraps
to
round
matters
off.
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