Javi Martinez was the hero as Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Sevilla 2-1 in extra-time to win the European Super Cup.

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The Europa League winners had taken a 13th-minute lead thanks to Lucas Ocampos’ calmly taken penalty, only for Leon Goretzka’s well-taken goal to bring Bayern level 11 minutes before the break.

However, despite having two goals disallowed, the European champions eventually found a way past Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bono thanks to substitute Javi Martinez’s header in extra time.

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Hansi Flick’s side may have headed into Thursday night’s clash in Budapest having won their last 22 games in a row, but it was the Spaniards who went ahead just before the quarter-hour mark when eagled-eyed English official Anthony Taylor spotted that Ivan Rakitic had been pulled back by David Alaba while trying to latch on to Luuk de Jong’s clever headed knock down.

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Ocampos, Sevilla’s top scorer last season, kept his cool from the spot to send Manuel Neuer the wrong way, but if anyone thought a shock was on the cards, they were mistaken as Bayern soon levelled thanks to a beautifully worked goal.

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Thomas Muller’s long, raking pass picked out Robert Lewandowski, whose instinctive lay-off in the box set up Goretzka for a simple, side-footed finish as the two teams – playing in front of 20,000 fans in the Puskas Arena – went in all square at half-time.

The Champions League holders were unfortunate not to score again after the break, only for the VAR to rule out Lewandowski’s strike for a fractional offside, before referee Taylor harshly ruled a foul by the Pole moments before Leroy Sane scored.

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