Supercharged
internal combustion engine (10) with at least two cylinders (1), in which - each cylinder (1) has at least one inlet opening (2a, 2b) for supplying charge air via the intake
system (3) and at least two outlet openings (4a, 4b) for discharging
exhaust gas via the
exhaust gas removal
system (5), each outlet opening (4a, 4b) being connected to an exhaust line (5a, 5b), - at least one
exhaust gas turbocharger (8) is provided, which comprises a
turbine (8a) arranged in the exhaust gas
discharge system (5) and a compressor (8b) arranged in the intake system (3), - the exhaust pipes (5a, 5b) are configured in such a way that they form two groups, each group comprising at least one
exhaust pipe (5a, 5b) from each cylinder (1) and the exhaust pipes (5a, 5b) of each group each merging to form an
exhaust manifold into a total
exhaust pipe (6a, 6b), - the first exhaust line (6a) of a first group opens into the
turbine (8a) of the at least one exhaust gas
turbocharger (8), - the second exhaust line (6b) of a second group opens into the intake system (3) upstream of the compressor (8b) of the at least one exhaust gas
turbocharger (8), and - the outlet openings (4b) belonging to the exhaust pipes (5b) of the second group are each equipped with an at least partially variably actuated outlet valve, wherein this outlet valve of the second group can be moved between an open position and a closed position, forming a maximum
valve lift Δh 2ndexhaust oscillates and thereby closes the corresponding outlet opening (4b) during an opening process for the opening duration Δt 2ndexhaust releases, characterized in that - a blow-off line (7) is provided, in which a shut-off element (7a) is arranged and which branches off from the
exhaust manifold of the second group to form a first node (7b) and opens into the exhaust gas
discharge system (5) downstream of the
turbine (8a) of the at least one exhaust gas turbocharger (8) to form a second node (7c), wherein the blow-off line (7) opens into the exhaust gas
discharge system (5) upstream of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (11) provided in the exhaust gas discharge system (5) to form the second node (7c).