Barcelona reach the Supercopa de España final with victory over Athletic Club

Scorers: Gavi 17′, Yamal 52′

Barcelona reached the final of the Supercopa De España thanks to a 2-0 win in Jeddah over Athletic Club.

Hansi Flick’s side took the upper hand early on as Gavi headed home a cross from Alejandro Baldé just after the quarter of an hour to capitalize on a strong period for the Blaugrana.

Athletic looked more likely to find a response as the first half wore on as Iñaki Williams offered a threat and forced Wojciech Szczesny to be alert in the Barcelona goal, but Barcelona held on to their advantage heading into the interval.

Seven minutes into the second half, Flick’s side took a firmer grip on the game when Gavi turned provider and slotted in Lamine Yamal, whose crisp turn and finish put his side 2-0 up for good.

Athletic Club sent Nico Williams in search of a route back into the tie and they thought they had managed to do just that 10 minutes from time when Oscar de Marcos put the ball in the net, only for the offside flag to cut short. their celebrations.

Four minutes later, Iñaki Williams slotted low past Szczesny only for the offside flag to again deny them, leaving Barcelona able to see out a relatively comfortable victory in the final minutes and setting up a final with either Real Madrid or Mallorca.

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