Bayern Munich 2-2 Chelsea (5-4 on pens): Lukaku's dismal penalty sends Super Cup to Germany after late equaliser

30 Aug 2013 22:58

Pep Guardiola's side come from behind twice to beat Chelsea, who had Ramires sent off

Jose Mourinho suffered shoot-out heartbreak against Pep ­Guardiola last night – and then launched an angry attack full of sour grapes.
Bayern Munich gained some sort of revenge for last year’s Champions League final defeat to Chelsea by lifting the Super Cup after a dramatic contest settled by substitute Romelu Lukaku’s weak penalty miss in the shoot-out.
Chelsea, who finished with 10 men after Ramires was sent off, twice went ahead through Fernando Torres and Eden Hazard yet were denied more European glory by Javi ­Martinez’s equaliser to take the final to penalties with the last kick of the game.
But Mourinho’s hatred, rivalry and contempt – call it what you like – against his big managerial rival Guardiola was there for all to see.
Blues boss Mourinho said: “The best team lost. The ­opponents scored two, we scored two. But they scored one more penalty. The best team played with 10 men for a long, long period in the game.
“We played against the ­champions of Europe and my players were the best team – we only have reasons to be proud to believe in the future. But I prefer just to say the best team lost and stay with it.”
Mourinho was also unhappy with Ramires’ 86th minute sending-off for a second yellow card, and added: “If you are in love with football, you don’t kill a final with a second yellow card like this.”
Mourinho’s rant came across as bitter and took the shine off a classic as Guardiola reigned supreme over his great rival.
What also shone through was a Chelsea defiance and ­determination first instilled by Mourinho, maintained when they won European trophies and reinvigorated by the Special One’s second coming.
Sadly for Chelsea, even ­Mourinho’s magic was not enough last night.
Straight from the first whistle, Bayern’s extra quality and Guardiola’s style pushed Chelsea back as the Germans dominated and yet the­ ­underdogs refused to buckle and were equally dangerous on the break.
In fact, it took the Blues just nine minutes to punish Bayern after Franck Ribery’s shot just missed the target.
Chelsea led a stunning counter attack with Hazard supplying Andre Schurrle and the German’s right-wing cross was perfect for Torres.
Torres swept home a brilliant right-foot shot from just inside the box to give Manuel Neuer no chance.
Guardiola roared his team forward and sure enough, three minutes after the restart Ribery lashed home a shot which Petr Cech should have done better with.
But trouble flared in the 86th minute when Ramires, already booked for tripping Ribery, got a second yellow and his marching orders for diving into a tackle on Mario Gotze.
We should have known this would be the making of Chelsea and in the third minute of extra time David Luiz’s pass found Hazard who deceived Neuer with a powerful shot.
Cech did his level best to defy Bayern with stunning saves from Ribery, Mario Mandzukic and then Martinez. But, heartbreakingly, into injury time in extra time, Bayern levelled through Martinez to send the game into ­penalties.
The penalty takers all held their nerve but Lukaku, with the 10th and final penalty, hit a weak spot-kick and Neuer dived low to his left to make up for that Champions League heartbreak in Munich.