Super Cup: RB Leipzig – Bayern Munich 3: 4

Bayern Munich won its first title in the 2022/2023 season. In the Super Cup, the record champions defeated DFB Cup winner RB Leipzig 5:3 (3:0). After an almost fantastic first half, Bayern got into old problems again in the second half and made things needlessly exciting at the end.

Outstanding Jamal Musiala, newcomer Sadio Mane and Benjamin Pavard for Munich in the first half, scored after Leipzig’s goal to become 1:3 through Marcel Halstenburg, and Serge Gnabry increased it to 4:1. Christopher Nkunko with a penalty and Dani Olmo made it exciting again.

“It was tough at the back. We did well in the first half,” Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. Saturday 1: “From the 60th minute, you could see that we were running out of steam. We didn’t spend much time in the preparations. But we deserved to win, there’s no doubt about that.”

Leipzig coach Domenico Tedesco was impressed by the strength of Bayern’s attack: “Bayern deserved to win. Especially because of the first half, where they played hard. Their arrows come from everywhere: left, right, half left, half right. Pass, middle, madness, really mad. In the half. The second we changed, we were closer to 4:4 than Bayern to 5:3. You can see that Bayern are the absolute favorites this season,” he said.

RB Leipzig – FC Bayern: Analysis

Only in the first ten minutes, especially from Leipzig, was there such a thing as a balance between the two teams in the first half. In the eighth minute, former Leipzig player Marcel Sabitzer, who came under much criticism last season, saved Bayern when Leipzig’s side were on the verge of hitting the orphan after a trip to Manuel Neuer.

But in the end, after Jamal Musiala’s superb opening goal with a flick from the right corner of the penalty area to the left (15), Bayern played the match in an almost intimidating fashion and dominated Leipzig. And that doesn’t seem to require much effort.

Among Bayern’s pricey newcomers in the summer, coach Julian Nagelsmann initially trusted only Sadio Mane at his former club. In addition to Matisse de Ligt, Nassir Mazraoui & Co., Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman were on the bench. In any case, Bayern Munich’s squad depth shouldn’t be an issue next season. At RB Leipzig, Konrad Laimer’s dream Bayern player was in the starting line-up.

The Austrian, one of the top six players in the German Bundesliga last season, lost the decisive ball to Moyala’s 1-0 defeat and then failed to advance in the match. After the first 45 minutes, there were only 19 ball contacts and only eight assists in the count, as well as winning just three out of nine duels – all but no numbers that would advise Bayern Munich one.

When the score was 2-0, Bayern were sent onto the field with a 4-2-2-2 formation by Nagelsmann, providing an initial idea of ​​what their offensive strategy might look like at the time after Robert Lewandowski. At the request of the officials, the record champions should play variously at the front and spread the responsibility on the shoulders of several. At 2-0 it looked like this: the outstanding Musiala made a pass at full speed to Serge Gnabry, who was completely free, who passed to Sadio Mane, who was more free in the middle. Mane, who had been very inconspicuous until then, passed the ball past Peter Golassi to make it 2-0 and Julian Nagelsmann with his fist on the sidelines. “If Serge puts the ball in front, I have to be in the penalty area because I know it will be dangerous,” said the scorer. sky.

If 3-0 came from another blow to the genius Musiala, who repeatedly deceived Lukas Klostermann and returned the ball to Benjamin Pavard (45th place), then the 4-1 goal in the second half was the result of a successful pace increase. Bayern. Substitute Kingsley Coman passed Thomas Muller, to whom Peter Gulassi could only applaud from the middle. Serge Gnabry used the bouncing ball. A few moments later, RB Leipzig were fortunate that Mane was offside with his second goal, again after the Munich side increased their pace.

Marcel Halstenberg had earlier scored Leipzig’s goal with a header. The fact that this goal also spoiled the overall impression of the game is due to the Munich team. Christopher Nkunku scored from the penalty spot only to make it 2:4 (77), with Dani Olmo even making it 3:4 in the 89th minute. By then, Bayern, for whom Sadio Mane scored two more goals from tight offside positions, were back in His old ways of defence.

In the end, the match was a mirror image of last season: the first half is like the first half of the season, only better. And the last stage that was long reminiscent of the shaky second half of the season. Leroy Sane 5:3 in the eighth minute of stoppage time ended a match that needlessly turned into a wild ride.