Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich: Score, Reaction from 2016 German Supercup

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Bayern Munich beat archrivals Borussia Dortmund, 2-0, to claim the German Supercup for the first time since 2012 on Sunday. 

In a fascinating encounter, second-half goals from Arturo Vidal and Thomas Muller sealed the victory for the 2015-16 double winners.

BVB had chances themselves to win the match but were profligate in front of goal, while Bayern took the opportunities they were offered.

Bayern and Fox Soccer provided the lineups ahead of kick-off at Signal Iduna Park, with Mats Hummels starting for the Bundesliga champions against his former club:

Dortmund lineup: Bürki, Passlack, Sokratis, Bartra, Schmelzer, Castro, Rode, Dembele, Kagawa, Ramos, Aubameyang. #BVBFCB

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) August 14, 2016

.@matshummels is set to make his #FCBayern competitive debut (part II) on his old stomping ground! #BVBFCB #packmas pic.twitter.com/EtAaUxM9sZ

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 14, 2016

Dortmund started the brighter side, and Javi Martinez had to make a vital intervention in the eighth minute to prevent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from breaking through on goal.

BVB goalkeeper Roman Burki had some work to do early on as well to claim Thiago Alcantara’s dangerous ball from the left, but Bayern had no clear-cut chances in the opening exchanges.

It was a feisty atmosphere, unsurprisingly, and Franck Ribery was arguably fortunate to stay on the pitch when …

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