European Supercup: still hungry, Bayern has eaten Sevilla

“Every day we see that they want to improve and that's nice for all the coaches.

“Asked about the victory of his team, Thursday evening, in the final of the European SuperCup, against Sevilla (2-1), the coach of Bayern Munich Hansi Flick praised the enthusiasm of his players, their state of mind intact despite an ever-pervasive pandemic.

It still took extra time for the Bavarians to return to the roof of football Europe against Seville (2-1 after).

They won thanks to the unexpected Javi Martinez, decisive scorer (104th) when he was announced at Atlétic Bilbao… “Every time I wear the Bayern shirt, I do my best and I do it. have shown again this evening ”, relished the Spaniard on Sky, evoking a“ dream come true ”.

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The Munich residents hang their 2nd European Supercup after 2013, year when they, as in 2020, signed a hat-trick Championship-National Cup-C1.

But unlike their coronation in the Champions League against PSG at the end of August, behind closed doors at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, they were able to celebrate this new trophy in front of the partially filled stands of the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

A first in European competition since the multiple restrictions in force in March.

Munich greet their supporters at the end of the meeting / AFP  

Because this European Supercup was the first European football event to partially reopen its doors to fans.

For UEFA, it was a "pilot project" with a view to a more massive reception of the public in the months to come.

It was not won when the health situation is alarming in Europe and especially in Hungary, a country classified as a "risk zone" by Germany.

The European body has rather succeeded.

Admittedly, not everyone kept the mask, the post-match celebrations sometimes elicited overly enthusiastic accolades but the 15,180 spectators announced have more or less respected social distancing.

“Tonight, there was noise in the stadium, it's football again!

», Rejoiced the German striker Thomas Müller.

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An atmosphere carried by the Hungarian spectators, who made up more than 90% of the attendance of the evening, but also by the multiple loudspeakers placed above the stands to distill a pre-recorded sound at certain hot moments ... Not to mention the 350 Sevillian supporters who dared to make the trip despite the obligation to present a negative virological test when entering Hungary.

Javi Martinez (on the back of another Munich player) celebrated after his overtime goal / AFP  

They were able to ignite when the Argentinian Lucas Ocampos, former OM, transformed a penalty caused by Ivan Rakitic, recently arrived from Barça (13th).

Bayern had not been led for eleven meetings in all competitions.

But the Bavarians never seem to doubt.

Evidence of the sumptuous equalizer goal of Leon Goretzka, after a jewel of delivery back to the goal of Robert Lewandowski (34th).

In the absence of Kingsley Coman, scorer in the C1 final against Paris SG and absent because of a contact case placed in quarantine, the hero of the evening was Manuel Neuer.

The unsinkable German goalkeeper, 34, avoided the debacle for his family by signing two exceptional saves in front of Youssef En-Nesyri (87th, 102nd).

A few minutes later, for his last match under the Bavarian colors, Javi Martinez changed the match.

It's hard to finish your adventure better with this club, which is still hungry for titles.