Bayern Munich will enter the new Bundesliga season on a high after defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 to win the German Super Cup.
Vincent Kompany’s men are once again the favorites to win the title, and victory over their Clásico rivals at Signal Iduna Park will only heighten the idea that they are ready for another league run.
Nathaniel Brown scored his first goal for Bayern since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt to put them ahead in the 28th minute.
Left-back Brown was deployed behind Harry Kane as a No. 10, and he demonstrated this surprise decision with a brilliant finish into the bottom right corner.
A more predictable goalscorer made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, with Michael Olise scoring a fine individual effort as he capped a stunning run with a left-footed curler to leave Dortmund with a mountain to climb.
Fabio Silva converted Daniel Svensson’s shot 15 minutes from time to give Dortmund hope, but they were unable to complete the comeback, with Ramy Bensebaini sent off late on for an intentional foul on Ismail Saibari.
in Spanish LeagueReal Madrid managed to secure a thrilling 2-1 win over Espanyol in Jose Mourinho’s first match of his second spell.
Sevilla won 3-1 over host Athletic Bilbao, who sent off Youri Berchischi in the 11th minute, while Valencia and Celta Vigo tied without goals.
Inter and Napoli start winning
Defending champions Inter picked up where they left off last season with a 4-1 win over Monza.
Hakan Calhanoglu gave the Nerazzurri the lead with a powerful long-range effort, but that effort was canceled out when Gustavo Varela fired a shot into the bottom left corner on his Serie A debut.
Piotr Zielinski took advantage of a goalkeeping error to restore Inter’s lead, which was doubled when Pio Esposito scored the third goal.
Yann-Aurel Pesque then gave the scoreline an even more emphatic look when he scored in the 63rd minute.
Meanwhile, Kevin De Bruyne scored the first goal and assisted the second as Inter’s league title rival Napoli beat Genoa 2-0.
In other matches, Como tied with Udinese 1-1, and Cagliari beat Parma 1-0.
Five-star Lens claims an easy win
After beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Lens, last season’s Ligue 1 runner-up, maintained the feel-good factor as they kicked off the new season with a 5-2 thrashing of Auxerre.
Florian Thauvin scored two goals for Lens, whose task became easier after Auxerre’s Christ Makusu received a red card in the first half.
Lyon won against its host Toulouse 2-0 thanks to goals from Noah Nartey and Malik Fofana.
The new Le Mans team tied with Brest 2-2, while Nice, Lorient, Troyes and Paris played out a goalless draw.
