Barcelona are through to the Supercopa de Espana final after beating Athletic Club 2-0 in the semi-final in Saudi Arabia.
Hansi Flick’s side have been on a winning streak in La Liga since the start of December but have returned to action in 2025 with a win in the Copa del Rey over lower league side Barbastro at the weekend and now a crucial win against Athletic Club.
Gavi broke the stalemate in the first quarter of the game in the city of Jeddah and completed a beautiful team goal by converting Alejandro Balde’s putback.
Although both teams had further chances, it was only in the early stages of the second half that Lamine Yamal doubled Barcelona’s lead. The teenager expertly picked up a pass from Gavi on the turn before missing the chance past Unai Simon at the near post.
Athletic Club had the ball in the net twice late on, first through substitute Oscar de Marcos and then captain Inaki Williams, but both attempts were ruled out for offside.
The Catalans will face either Real Madrid or Mallorca in the final on Sunday.
*Reviews provided by Fotmob*
player | Evaluation |
|---|---|
GK: Unai Simon | 7.4/10 |
RB: Inigo Lekue | 5.6/10 |
CB: Daniel Vivian | 6.8/10 |
CB: Aitor Paredes | 5.0/10 |
LB: Yuri Berchiche | 7.1/10 |
CM: Benat Prados | 6.4/10 |
CM: Mikel Jauregizar | 6.4/10 |
RM: Inaki Williams (c) | 6.4/10 |
AM: Unai Gomez | 6.2/10 |
Moderator: Alex Berenguer | 6.5/10 |
ST: Gorka Guruzeta | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Oscar de Marcos (63′ for Lekue) | 6.3/10 |
Substitute: Mikel Vesga (63′ for Prados) | 6.3/10 |
Substitute: Nico Williams (63′ for Guruzeta) | 6.2/10 |
Substitute: Nico Serrano (73rd for Berenguer) | 6.1/10 |
Substitute: Alvaro Djalo (80th for Gomez) | 5.9/10 |
Substitutes not used: Julen Agirrezabala (TW), Adama Boiro, Unai Nunez, Yeray Alvarez, Ander Herrera, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta.
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player | Evaluation |
|---|---|
TK: Wojciech Szczesny | 8.8/10 |
RB: Jules Kounde | 7.5/10 |
CB: Pau Cubarsi | 7.4/10 |
CB: Inigo Martinez | 6.9/10 |
LB: Alejandro Balde | 8.2/10 |
CM: Marc Casado | 7.7/10 |
CM: Pedri | 7.6/10 |
RM: Lamine Yamal | 8.3/10 |
AM: Gavi | 8.5/10 |
LM: Raphinha (c) | 7.6/10 |
ST: Robert Lewandowski | 6.2/10 |
Substitute: Fermin Lopez (63′ for Yamal) | 6.2/10 |
Substitute player: Frenkie de Jong (73rd minute for Pedri) | 6.3/10 |
Substitute player: Ferran Torres (73rd minute for Lewandowski) | 6.5/10 |
Substitute: Eric Garcia (83rd for Casado) | N/A |
Substitute: Gerard Martin (83rd for Balde) | N/A |
Substitutes not used: Inaki Pena (TW), Ander Astralaga (TW), Ronald Araujo, Hector Fort, Pablo Torre, Antonio Fernandez.