Bayern, which had already won its eighth straight Bundesliga title, retained the cup with goals from David Alaba, Serge Gnabry and two from Robert Lewandowski.

BERLIN — Bayern Munich consolidated its domestic dominance on Saturday with another double by beating Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in the first German Cup final to be held without fans.

Bayern, which had already won its eighth straight Bundesliga title, retained the cup with goals from David Alaba, Serge Gnabry and two from Robert Lewandowski.

It was Bayern’s 20th cup title.

Supporters were excluded from Berlin’s 75,000-capacity Olympiastadion due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Leverkusen had been bidding for its first title of any sort since 1993, when it last won the cup.

Bayern dominated the first half and could have been leading by more than two goals at the break.

Alaba broke the deadlock with a brilliant free kick inside the top right corner in the 16th minute and Leverkusen was