JUST-IN: Bayern beat Sevilla in extra time to win Super Cup
Bayern Munich were taken to extra time by a durable and resilient Sevilla in front of around 20,000 fans in Budapest before adding the UEFA Super Cup to their Champions League trophy on Thursday night in Budapest, Hungary.
🔴 Bayern = Champions of Europe 🏆#SuperCup pic.twitter.com/Rg6qzWlbgA
— UEFA #SuperCup (@ChampionsLeague) September 24, 2020
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🔴 Bayern win 2020 Super Cup in extra-time! 🎉🎉🎉#SuperCup
— UEFA #SuperCup (@ChampionsLeague) September 24, 2020
The showpiece was watched by supporters inside the 67,000-capacity Puskas Arena, the first major European match to allow fans since the Cornonavirus pandemic forced the game into lockdown.
WHAT A TEAM 🔥#MiaSanChampions #SuperCup pic.twitter.com/Qpz5rCnUFG
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) September 24, 2020
And they witnessed a hard-fought encounter which saw Sevilla take the lead from the penalty spot on 13 minutes when Lucas Ocampos scored an outrageous “no look” penalty after Ivan Rakitic was bundled over by David Alaba.
Bayern equalised before the break, Leon Goretzka scoring from Robert Lewandowski’s superb touch, with both sides having opportunities to win after the break.
🔴 Scenes after THAT Javi Martínez goal!#SuperCup pic.twitter.com/W0oLJ3EZ4c
— UEFA #SuperCup (@ChampionsLeague) September 24, 2020
2013 ➡️ 2020.
Bayern complete the set again 🤩 pic.twitter.com/LlZLZu4lle
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 24, 2020
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Lewandowski and Leroy Sane saw goals chalked off for Bayern but the biggest chance fell to Sevilla substitute Youssef En-Nesyri in the closing moments, seeing his shot touched away by Manuel Neuer with only the keeper to beat.
Bayern, who last lost in December 2019, clinched victory with substitute Javi Martinez’s 104th-minute header after Sevilla keeper Yassine Bounou could only push out Alaba’s shot.