Budapest: Javi Martnez is Bayern Munich's Mr. Super Cup.
Seven years after scoring an extra-time goal to help Bayern win its last UEFA Super Cup, Martnez netted the winner in the 104th minute Thursday as the German club beat Sevilla 2-1 in the European curtain-raiser in a stadium partially filled with fans.
Martnez rose above a crowd of players to head in the rebound when Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou parried David Alaba's speculative shot.
Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller hailed Martnez as "Mr. Super Cup," recalling the 2013 goal which sent a game against Chelsea to a penalty shootout which Bayern won.
It could be one of Martnez's last games for Bayern after eight years and eight German league titles. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told German media last month that the versatile defensive player was seeking to leave.
"When I play in a Bayern shirt I want to give everything, 100%, and I showed that today," Martnez told official broadcasters, leaving a question about his future open.
"I just want to celebrate today with my colleagues, the whole team. Not so much because we have another game on Sunday (in the German league). Obviously, if I am there on Sunday I will give everything."
Playing extra time was far from ideal for either team in a season which has started later than normal and will have a more congested calendar amid the coronavirus pandemic. For both Bayern and Sevilla, it was the start of a run of four games in 11 days and came barely a month after Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final.
Europa League champion Sevilla took an early lead when David Alaba fouled Ivan Rakitic and Lucas Ocampos converted the 13th-minute penalty. Champions League winner Bayern levelled when Leon Goretzka hammered in a ball expertly cued up for him by Robert Lewandowski in the 34th.