| 2021 DFL-Supercup | |
| Other Titles: | German Supercup |
| Event: | DFL-Supercup |
| Team1: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Bayern Munich |
| Team2score: | 3 |
| Stadium: | Signal Iduna Park |
| City: | Dortmund |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Robert Lewandowski [1] |
| Referee: | Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)[2] |
| Attendance: | 24,742 |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 DFL-Supercup was the 12th 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 17 August 2021.[3]
The match featured Borussia Dortmund, the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the champions of the 2020–21 Bundesliga.[4] The match was hosted by Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.[3]
Bayern Munich were the defending champions, having won the 2020 edition 3–2 against Borussia Dortmund.[5] Bayern won the match 3–1 for their 9th DFL-Supercup title.[1]
In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund | 2020–21 DFB-Pokal winners | 11 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) | |
| Bayern Munich | 2020–21 Bundesliga champions | 14 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
In the 41st minute, Serge Gnabry crossed from the left for Robert Lewandowski to put Bayern Munich ahead with a header from six yards out to the left of the net. Thomas Müller made it 2–0 in the 49th minute with a close range finish to the net after the ball had been played in from the left by Alphonso Davies and back-healed to him by Lewandowski. Marco Reus made it 2–1 in the 64th minute with a right foot finish from outside the penalty area to the top right corner of the net.[6] Lewandowski scored his second in the 74th minute with a low finish to the right corner of the net from inside the penalty area after the ball broke to him after an error by Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji.[7]
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| Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) [8]
| Match rules[9] [10]
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