PRAGUE (AP):Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved a penalty by substitute Romelu Lukaku to give Champions League winners Bayern Munich a 5-4 victory over Chelsea in a shoot-out yesterday to claim the UEFA Super Cup, after the game finished 2-2 following extra time.
PRAGUE (AP):Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved a penalty by substitute Romelu Lukaku to give Champions League winners Bayern Munich a 5-4 victory over Chelsea in a shoot-out yesterday to claim the UEFA Super Cup, after the game finished 2-2 following extra time.
Ten-man Chelsea looked on the verge of victory after Eden Hazard made it 2-1 in extra time, but substitute Javi Martinez equalised with the last kick of the game to force the shoot-out.
All nine players converted their penalties before Lukaku stepped up, and Neuer went to his left to keep the shot out.
Fernando Torres had given Europa League winners Chelsea an early lead with a fierce volley, before Franck Ribery equalised two minutes into the second half with a hard shot that seemed to catch Petr Cech by surprise.
Bayern won their first Super Cup in the club’s fourth attempt, earning a first trophy with the team for new coach Pep Guardiola.
“It’s the first time, we’re proud of that,” Guardiola said. “We played unbelievably good football. I’m so happy with our performance.”
Guardiola took over Bayern after a one-year sabbatical, and the team has started the German season strongly by picking up 10 points out of a possible 12 in the Bundesliga.
“(The victory) is great for the entire team, but it means even more for the coach,” Ribery said.
Chelsea was left a man down when Ramires was sent off in the 85th minute after receiving his second yellow card for a rough tackle on substitute Mario Goetze.
That decision clearly upset Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho who was trying to get an explanation from referee Jonas Eriksson during the break before extra time.
Mourinho has never won the Super Cup while it was the third victory for his fierce rival Guardiola who also won it with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011.
Photo: Bayern celebrate with Super Cup (AP)
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