DFL-Supercup: what is the date, time, TV and online channels to watch Eintracht vs Bayern?

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Eintracht Frankfurt will hope to shock Bayern in the DFL Supercup taking place on Sunday, August 12th. LiveSoccerTV provides all the info you need to tune into the 2018/2019 Bundesliga curtain-raiser.

Just like the Community Shield in the Premier League or the Trophée des Champions in Ligue 1, the Bundesliga has its own season opener every year. The DFL-Supercup has played the same role for German football's top flight since 1987, although the competition did not take place from 1997 to 2009 before being reinstated in 2010.

Here is all the info you need ahead of the 2018 DFL-Supercup.

When does the 2018 DFL-Supercup take place?

This year's DFL-Supercup will take place on Sunday, August 12th at the Commerzbank-Arena (commonly known as the Waldstadion) in Frankfurt. Kick-off is expected at 12:30 EST/18:30 CET.

Which teams are playing in the 2018 DFL-Supercup?

The 2018 DFL-Supercup will feature Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt. Like the the Trophée des Champions in Ligue 1, this one-off game pits the winner of the Bundesliga against the winner of the DFB-Pokal. In the event that one team wins both, as has been the case for Bayern over the past couple of seasons, then it is the runners-up of the Bundesliga versus the Bundesliga champion.

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal a few months ago and so will have the chance to feature in its DFL-Supercup since 1988, when it lost 2-0 to Werder Bremen.

Who are the current champions?

Bayern Munich is currently the reigning holder of the DFL-Supercup. Die Roten have won the last two editions and will be hoping to make it a three-peat as they aim to take revenge on Eintracht Frankfurt for their shocking loss in the DFB-Pokal final last season.

The Bavarian titans are serial participants in this match, as they have featured in all but one of the last eight editions since the DFL-Supercup returned in 2010. Not surprisingly, they have also dominated, winning four of the last seven contests and six overall.