Bayern Munich: Kovac 'sad' after DFL-Supercup defeat to Dortmund
Niko Kovac rued Bayern Munich's mistakes and their missed chances in Saturday's defeat to Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac lamented his team's mistakes and wastefulness in their DFL-Supercup defeat to Borussia Dortmund, though he was not dissatisfied with the performance.
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Dortmund prevail at Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund claimed the DFL-Supercup with a 2-0 win on Saturday, Paco Alcácer and Jadon Sancho preventing Bayern from winning the German season's curtain-raiser for a fourth consecutive year. Thiago Alcántara gifted possession to Sancho, who set up Alcácer for the 48th-minute opener, before the England international scored a goal of his own with 21 minutes remaining.
Reflecting on the result, which saw Kingsley Coman denied twice, Kovac told reporters: "Of course, we're sad we lost the match today. I think we turned in a decent display, not a very good one, but decent. We were dominant, we made two mistakes Dortmund capitalised on. We failed to take our chances, which is why we lost the match. We're in the fourth week of pre-season. It was the first match where everyone played 90 minutes, you can't expect more in this situation. I'm not dissatisfied, of course it wasn't an outstanding performance. We must take our chances and not play into Dortmund's hands, losing the ball and allowing counters."
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Kimmich admits Bayern were outclassed
Bayern star Joshua Kimmich added: "They won deservedly, even if they weren't better. We saw two very weak teams in the first half. We attacked in the second half and immediately conceded a goal. Dortmund presented us with a lot of mistakes. The problem was that we made even more mistakes and that Dortmund made the most of these mistakes. The level wasn't so high because both teams made many mistakes."
Dortmund looked the brighter and more imaginative of the two sides for much of the clash and coach Lucien Favre – whose team finished two points adrift of Bayern in the Bundesliga last season – said: "We absolutely wanted to win this match. Bayern were very strong and had a lot of possession; 65 per cent I think, that's a lot. Nonetheless, we created clear goalscoring chances and defended patiently and very compactly. We performed very, very well. If things continue like that until the end of the season, I'll take it," Dortmund's Marco Reus added. "It was a good start today. It goes without saying that the match is not a real benchmark for the season. But it was still a spectacular game, we were more effective today and deserved to get the victory too."
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