Before heading to Saxony, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann had hoped on Friday that his players would send a message to the competition during this Super Cup, against RB Leipzig, one of the applicants who would like to end the decade of domination of Bayern in the Bundesliga (ten consecutive titles).

Within the space of a half, Manuel Neuer's teammates gradually smothered Leipzig's build, with Domenico Tedesco's players losing balls closer and closer to their goal as the game wore on.

And the Munich attack, with Jamal Musiala and Sadio Mané supported by Thomas Müller and Serge Gnabry, had fun for 45 minutes, with surgical regularity and a goal every 15 minutes, by Musiala (15th), Mané (31st) and Pavard (45th).

It was Mané's first official match with his new club, after spending six seasons on the Mersey side with Liverpool.

If the red is always on the jersey, Mané found himself a little more advanced than what he experienced with the Reds.

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Julian Nagelsmann is still looking for a solution to compensate for the departure of center forward Robert Lewandowski, a real goal machine for Bayern for eight seasons.

On Saturday night, it was Mané who lagged most often, leaving Musiala slightly lower and involved in all three goals in 45 minutes.

Christopher Nkunku discreet

The Senegalese twice thought he had scored twice, but each time the striker was in an offside position.

Musiala, with his dribbling and his acceleration, was a constant danger for the defense of Leipzig, often overwhelmed like Mohamed Simakan.

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The very French defense of Bayern, with a hinge composed of Lucas Hernandez and Dayot Upamecano, and Benjamin Pavard placed on the right side dominated the debates against the attack of Leipzig in the first period, before being put in more difficulty in second period.

The only black spot on the Munich side, set pieces, the only phase of the game where Leipzig was able to put a little suspense in the match, with a header from André Silva on the post and a goal from Marcel Halstenberg, just before the hour of play. But Gnabry, by scoring Bayern's fourth goal (66th) put his team at a distance.

Christopher Nkunku had only rare opportunities to claim his Bundesliga best player trophy last season.

He scored the goal of hope from the penalty spot (4-2, 77th) but the awakening of the Leipzig players was too late, like the goal of Dani Olmo (89th) which only revived the suspense, killed by Leroy Sané after an interminable additional time (90 + 8).

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So here is Bayern with a first trophy for this season, a tenth Supercup in the history of the club, which gives a small indication for the start of the season.

The Bundesliga resumes in six days, with a poster between Bayern and Frankfurt, winner of the Europa League last season, on the lawn of Eintracht.

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