2018 DFL-Supercup

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2018 DFL-Supercup
German Supercup
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Match programme cover
Event DFL-Supercup
Date12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)
Venue Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Man of the Match Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) [1]
Referee Marco Fritz (Korb) [2]
Attendance51,500 [3]
WeatherPartly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)
36% humidity [4]
2017
2019

The 2018 DFL-Supercup was the ninth edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 12 August 2018. [5]

Contents

The DFL-Supercup featured Eintracht Frankfurt, the winners of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2017–18 Bundesliga and two-time defending champions of the DFL-Supercup.

Bayern Munich won the match 5–0 for their third consecutive and seventh overall title.

Teams

In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.

TeamQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Eintracht Frankfurt 2017–18 DFB-Pokal winners1 (1988)
Bayern Munich TH 2017–18 Bundesliga champions11 ( 1987 , 1989, 1990 , 1994, 2010 , 2012 , 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 , 2017 )

Background

This was the first competitive match for incoming Bayern manager Niko Kovač, who left Eintracht Frankfurt the previous season after leading them to the DFB-Pokal title over future employers Bayern Munich.

Match

Details

Eintracht Frankfurt 0–5 Bayern Munich
Report
Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
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Eintracht Frankfurt
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Bayern Munich
GK1 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Rønnow
CB19 Flag of Argentina.svg David Abraham (c)Yellow card.svg 70'
CB20 Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Hasebe
CB13 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Salcedo
RM24 Flag of Germany.svg Danny da Costa
CM16 Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Torró
CM6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jonathan de Guzmán Sub off.svg 64'
LM15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jetro Willems
RW11 Flag of Serbia.svg Mijat Gaćinović
LW10 Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Fabián Sub off.svg 64'
CF9 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Haller Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutes:
GK29 Flag of Germany.svg Felix Wiedwald
DF23 Flag of Germany.svg Marco Russ
DF33 Flag of Israel.svg Taleb Tawatha
MF5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gelson Fernandes
MF7 Flag of Germany.svg Danny Blum Sub on.svg 64'
FW4 Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Rebić Sub on.svg 64'
FW8 Flag of Serbia.svg Luka Jović Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of Austria.svg Adi Hütter
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GK1 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Neuer (c)
RB32 Flag of Germany.svg Joshua Kimmich
CB4 Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Süle
CB5 Flag of Germany.svg Mats Hummels Yellow card.svg 45+1'
LB27 Flag of Austria.svg David Alaba
DM8 Flag of Spain.svg Javi Martínez
CM25 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Müller Sub off.svg 64'
CM6 Flag of Spain.svg Thiago
RW10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjen Robben Sub off.svg 58'
LW7 Flag of France.svg Franck Ribéry
CF9 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK26 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Ulreich
DF13 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafinha
DF14 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Bernat
MF18 Flag of Germany.svg Leon Goretzka Sub on.svg 64'
MF19 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Rudy
MF29 Flag of France.svg Kingsley Coman Sub on.svg 58'
FW2 Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Wagner Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Niko Kovač

Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) [1]

Assistant referees: [2]
Dominik Schaal (Tübingen)
Marcel Pelgrim (Hamminkeln-Loikum)
Fourth official: [2]
Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)
Video assistant referee: [2]
Bastian Dankert (Rostock)
Assistant video assistant referee: [2]
René Rohde (Rostock)

Match rules [6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistic [7] Eintracht FrankfurtBayern Munich
Goals scored05
Total shots813
Shots on target17
Saves21
Ball possession32%68%
Corner kicks35
Fouls committed89
Offsides02
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

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