Nathaniel Brown scored his first competitive goal for reigning Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal champions Bayern Munich, helping them to a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund to extend their record to 12 Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup triumphs.

2026 German Supercup

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Match Report

There was an electric atmosphere inside the Signal Iduna Park for the 140th competitive edition of Der Klassiker, matched by an energetic start from both sides. The side hosting the German Super Cup had lost four of the last five editions, but BVB showed no early signs of buckling as Konstantinos Karetsas bent in a searching ball, almost setting up Serhou Guirassy for the opener. However, after a period of Bayern pressure, the visitors broke the deadlock through Brown, who received a lay-off from Michael Olise before sending a snapshot past Gregor Kobel.

Bayern came out on top in both league encounters last season, and they were looking dominant as the first half progressed, with Kobel’s fingertips needed to keep out Luis Díaz’s curling effort. At the other end, Ramy Bensebaini thought he’d levelled the game, but his deft touch from a deep set-piece delivery came from an offside position. That opened the door for Bayern to double their advantage before HT, and after Brown had threatened again, Olise latched onto a loose Jobe Bellingham pass, strode into the box with ease, and calmly prodded home.

Manuel Neuer had to be alert to a drilled Karetsas strike after the break as Dortmund looked for a response, aggressively pursuing a route back into the contest. Yet with an hour played, BVB remained two goals behind, prompting Niko Kovač to make a triple change in search of fresh impetus. Die Roten hadn’t kept a H2H clean sheet since 2023, and with 15 minutes to play, substitute Fábio Silva made sure that streak would continue as he buried Daniel Svensson's pullback. That goal set up an intriguing finale, and late lapse in concentration from Neuer that almost presented Bellingham with an open goal before he swiftly recovered.

A straight red card for an overzealous challenge from Bensebaini moments later looked to spell the end, but there was still time for Maximilian Beier to spurn one last golden chance for BVB. As a result, the six-time German Super Cup winners will have to wait at least another year to extend that tally, having now lost more than half of the games they’ve hosted, each to Bayern (W3, L4). In the meantime, Die Schwarzgelben turn their attention to their Bundesliga opener with Hamburger SV, while Vincent Kompany’s side start their title defence at home to VfB Stuttgart.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!


13' Guirassy meets a fine cross inside the box, but he fails to aim his effort on target


14' Pavlovic gets on the end of a pass and shoots, but Kobel pulls off an easy save


28' GOAL! Brown beats the keeper low in the middle of the goal! Dortmund 0-1 Bayern



32' Highlight from Dortmund vs Bayern


34' Stanisic neatly controls a driven pass, cracks a beautiful drive goalwards that sails over the bar


36' Luis Diaz runs onto the ball and smashes it towards the goal, but Kobel tips it around the post


43' Bensebaini drills the ball inside the back of the net, but his goal is canceled due to offside


46' GOAL! Olise makes a great solo run and sends a strike into the bottom corner! Dortmund 0-2 Bayern



53' Karetsas latches onto the ball after a scramble in the box, but his placed effort is saved by Neuer


59' Bensebaini is asking for medical treatment after picking up an injury


61' Karetsas curls his effort towards the far corner, but his shot goes wide


75' GOAL! Svensson plays it to Fabio Silva, whose deflected shot goes past Neuer! Dortmund 1-2 Bayern



81' Ismael Saibari on for Nathaniel Brown


83' Pavlovic picks up a pass and tries his luck from mid-range, but Kobel makes an easy save


86' Highlight from Dortmund vs Bayern


88' Highlight from Dortmund vs Bayern


89' Red Card! Sent Off


Line-ups

Dortmund XI: Guirassy, Anton, Kobel, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Jobe Bellingham, Konstantinos Karetsas, Joane Gadou, Samuele Inácio

Subs: Meyer, Sabitzer, Joey Veerman, Fábio Silva, Beier, Giannis Konstantelias, Filippo Mane, Luca Reggiani, Mathis Albert

Bayern XI: Neuer, Kane, Kimmich, Tah, Laimer, Min-jae Kim, Luis Díaz, Stanisic, Olise, Pavlovic, Nathaniel Brown

Subs: Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Ismael Saibari, Jonas Urbig, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Tom Bischof, Maycon Cardozo, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye