The 2017 DFL-Supercup was the eighth edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's

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competitions. The match was played on 5 August 2017. The DFL-Supercup featured

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, the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2016–17 Bundesliga and holders of the competition. Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 5–4 on

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following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes for their sixth title.

Teams

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

Background

Bayern Munich were the reigning champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2016 edition. Both teams have won the competition five times, a joint record. The match was Dortmund's second consecutive and ninth overall appearance, with a record of five wins and three losses prior. The match was Bayern's record sixth consecutive and record eleventh overall appearance, with a record of five wins and five losses prior. This was the record sixth super cup between Dortmund and Bayern, having previously met in 1989,

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. Of these, Dortmund have won three (in 1989, 2013, and 2014), while Bayern have won twice (in 2012 and 2016). This was the first competitive match for

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as head coach of Borussia Dortmund, moving from

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in the summer to replace

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Match

Summary

Christian Pulisic opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in the 12th minute when he ran in on goal and shot low with his right foot past the advancing

Sven Ulreich Sven Ulreich (born 3 August 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Club career VfB Stuttgart He was Stuttgart II's first-choice goalkeeper during their first four matches of the ...

Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team. Recognised for his positioning, technique and finishing, Lewandowski is co ...

made it 1–1 in the 18th minute when he finished with his right foot from close range after a low cross from the right by

Joshua Kimmich Joshua Walter Kimmich (; born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Known for his complete playstyle, versatility, aggressio ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He is renowned for his pace, finishing, and off-ball movement. Born in France, he is a former ...

made it 2–1 in the 71st minute when he clipped the ball over the advancing Sven Ulreich from the right of the penalty area with his right foot. With two minutes to go the ball deflected into the net off

Roman Bürki Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC. From 2014 to 2018, he played for the Switzerland national team. Club career Switzerland Bürki ...

from close range after an initial shot from Joshua Kimmich hit

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and came back to hit Bürki before going into the net. In the penalty shoot-out, Joshua Kimmich missed for Bayern Munich and Sebastian Rode missed for Borussia Dortmund. Marc Bartra the took the sixth penalty for Borussia Dortmund where his shot was saved to his right by Sven Ulreich which allowed Bayern Munich to win 5–4 on penalties for their sixth Supercup.

Details

Statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Supercup 2017

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