Borussia Dortmund inflicted an early psychological blow on bitter rivals Bayern Munich with an impressive victory in the German Super Cup on Wednesday. Hendrikh Mkhitaryan put Dortmund ahead in the 23rd minute and new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled their lead in the 62nd minute.Bayern, who beat Dortmund to secure a league and cup double last season, were also hit by a serious-looking injury to midfielder Javier Martinez.
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Bayern - Bundesliga and DFB Pokal champions last season - looked far from their imperious best as Pep Guardiola fielded a mix of first-team regulars and inexperienced youngsters.
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The Spaniard had claimed in the days before the game that he had only a handful of fully fit players to choose from, and his concerns may have now grown after Javi Martinez was carried off on a stretcher in the first half after suffering a knee injury. For Klopp, it was a promising curtain-raiser to the campaign, as they face up to the daunting task of bridging the 19-point gap that separated the two sides in the Bundesliga last season.

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