Barcelona returned to their best and booked their ticket to the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Lamine Yamal played from the start after recovering from injury, unlike his dynamic wing partner at Spain’s Euro 2024, Neco Williams, who started from the bench due to an ankle injury. There were chances for both teams in the first half, but it was Barcelona who opened the scoring through careful play, and Javi finished off the scoring in the 17th minute. In the final minutes of the first half, Wojciech Szczesny made a number of crucial saves as the Catalan team maintained their lead.
Barcelona dominated the second half and Javi set up Yamal to double the Blaugrana’s lead. A two-goal lead allowed Barcelona to put the game on ice, as Athletic struggled to create chances to return to the semi-finals, although the Basque Country side had two goals ruled out for offside. With the match under control, Hansi Flick made changes to keep some of his key players fit, namely Yamal.
The Catalans now await the winner of the second semi-final between Real Madrid and Mallorca, with the first Clásico of 2025 looking like a real possibility for Sunday’s final.
Player ratings below from the first Spanish Super Cup semi-final.
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Reviews provided by FotMob
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Unai Simon |
7.4/10 |
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lord: Iñigo Leco |
5.6/10 |
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Capacity building: Daniel Vivian |
6.9/10 |
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Capacity building: Aitor Paredes |
5/10 |
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pound: Yuri Bershish |
7.1/10 |
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poison: Pinayette Prados |
6.4/10 |
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poison: Mikel Georgezar |
6.4/10 |
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Ru: Inaki Williams |
6.4/10 |
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I be: Unai Gomez |
6.2/10 |
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Left wing: Alex Berenguer |
6.5/10 |
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street: Gorkha Gorozeta |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Nico Williams (63′ for Gorozetta) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Mikel Vesga (63′ for Prados) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Oscar De Marcos (63′ for Leko) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Nico Serrano (73′ for Beringer) |
6.1/10 |
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sub: Alvaro Djalo (80′ for Gomez) |
5.9/10 |
Reviews provided by FotMob
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczesny |
8.8/10 |
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lord: Jules Conde |
7.5/10 |
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Capacity building: Bao Kubarsi |
7.4/10 |
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Capacity building: Iñigo Martinez |
6.9/10 |
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pound: Alejandro Balde |
8.1/10 |
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poison: Mark Casado |
7.7/10 |
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poison: Pedri |
7.6/10 |
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Ru: Lamin Yamal |
8.3/10 |
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I be: Javi |
8.5/10 |
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Left wing: Rafinha |
7.6/10 |
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street: Robert Lewandowski |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Fermin Lopez (63′ for Yamal) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Frenkie de Jong (73′ for Gavi) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Ferran Torres (73′ for Lewandowski) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Eric Garcia (83′ for Casado) |
nothing |
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sub: Gerard Martin (83′ for Baldy) |
nothing |