On July 25, 1989, Borussia Dortmund rolled into Kaiserslautern absolutely buzzing after their cup victory just a month prior. But waiting for them in the Super Cup? None other than newly crowned champions, Bayern Munich, and what unfolded next was pure, unadulterated pandemonium that hasn’t been matched since.
The Record-Setting 7-Goal Thriller Nobody Expected
Seriously, this game was insane. In front of 16,000 screaming fans, it was a back-and-forth battle for the ages. Bayern even went into halftime leading 2,1, thanks to goals from Alan McInally and Roland Grahammer. But BVB? They came out of the locker room like a freight train! Günter Breitzke bagged his second goal to tie it up at 2,2 in the 56th minute. Then Jürgen Wegmann put the Black and Yellows in front for the first time just past the hour mark. Bayern’s Radmilo Mihajlović immediately equalized, making it 3,3! Just when you thought it couldn’t get wilder, Andreas Möller stepped up in the 88th minute with a brilliant individual effort, sealing a celebrated 4,3 victory. It was Dortmund’s first-ever Super Cup win, and get this: no other Super Cup match in 90 minutes has seen seven goals scored since that day. That’s a record that still stands!
Marco Reus Steps Up in the Klopp Era
Fast forward 24 years to July 27, 2013, and BVB was facing Bayern again in the Super Cup. This time, it was at a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, and Marco Reus wasted no time putting the Black and Yellows ahead in just the sixth minute. Bayern’s Arjen Robben equalized after the break, but then the floodgates opened! An own goal by Daniel van Buyten, immediately followed by a goal from Ilkay Gündogan, put Dortmund up by two goals. Robben pulled one back, making it tight again, but Reus, being Reus, sealed the deal with his second goal just four minutes before the end. This 4,2 spectacle was a much-needed balm for the Black and Yellows’ souls, coming just two months after their heartbreaking Champions League final loss at Wembley.
Another Fierce Battle Under the Lights
The most recent Super Cup showdown between these two titans went down on August 17, 2021, once again at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, even with 24,742 fans allowed in despite the pandemic. This match was intense and hard-fought from the jump. Bayern Munich grabbed the lead just before halftime through former Dortmund player Robert Lewandowski, then Thomas Müller extended it to 2,0 early in the second half. But BVB refused to fold! Marco Reus, with another spectacular goal in the 64th minute, cut the deficit to 1,2, instantly reigniting hope for the Black and Yellows.
These Super Cup clashes are always something special, aren’t they? With the history, the drama, and those unbelievable goals, you just know these two clubs are always going to deliver. You gotta wonder what the next chapter in this rivalry will bring!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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