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Summary and Goals | Athletic Club 0-2 Barcelona: Matchday Supercopa de España Semifinals Full-Time

Follow the action from the Supercopa de España Semifinals minute by minute

By Andrés Abril


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    Follow the action from the Supercopa de España Semifinals minute by minute

  • 97'

  • Peep peep peeep! Barcelona are deservedly through to Sunday’s final.

    Athletic may have had the ball in the net twice late on - with both goals disallowed - but they have been fair comprehensively outplayed today. Goals by Gavi and Lamine Yamal send Barça through to a weekend date with either Real Madrid or Real Mallorca, back at King Abdullah Sports City.

  • 96'

  • From the left, Pedri skims a lovely, outside-of-the-boot ball into Raphinha's run in behind the Athletic defence.

    Raphinha tries to take it around Simón, but the goalkeeper grabs hold of the ball!

    A big chance for Barcelona to add a third.

  • 90'

  • There'll be seven minutes of time added on.

    A couple of moments ago, De Jong almost scored a third for Barcelona. With Simón out of his goal, De Jong receives the ball from Ferran on the penalty spot. The Dutchman turns it towards goal, but Paredes clears from on the line!

  • 89'

  • Goal disallowed!

    Hmm. There's a long VAR check, and De Jong's bacon is saved. At the heart of the question is: did Djaló get his boot to De Jong's ball on its way through to Williams?

    In the end, it's decided Djaló's involvement means Williams is in fact offside. He gets enough of a touch on the ball to change its course.

  • 88'

  • Goal! Athletic 1-2 Barcelona - Iñaki Williams pulls one back!

    Receiving a wayward pass by De Jong, Williams races into the Barcelona box and finishes low into the far corner.

    It's a cool, low finish past Szczesny.

    Is there still time for an Athletic comeback?

  • 86'

  • Oh, nearly. De Jong flicks through a ball in behind the Athletic defence, with Ferran giving chase. Simón races off his line to get there just before the Barça youngster.

  • 83'

  • More changes. Balde and Casadó are off for Barcelona, with Gerard Martín and Eric García on in their stead.

  • 82'

  • De Marcos has the ball into the net for Athletic... but the flag is up! It was a nice goal, too.

    Receiving the ball with his back to goal, Nico Williams twists and prods a sweet little ball into De Marcos' run into the Barça box. The right-back's first touch isn't amazing, but he nonetheless gets there in time to dink the ball over Szczesny and into the net.

    De Marcos is ruled offside, though, and replays show he was. A VAR check backs up the initial call.

  • 81'

  • Athletic replace Unai Gomez with Alvaro Djalo .

  • 80'

  • On the left, Athletic work it to Nico Wiliams. He lays it across the top of the box to Vesga, who unsuccessfully tries to help it on out to the right wing. Martínez cuts it out for Barcelona.

  • 77'

  • Serrano shoots for Athletic, but it's not a tough one for Szczesny.

    A moment ago, Koundé was also booked, for a push I think it was. I must confess I missed the incident.

  • 76'

  • Unai Gómez is booked for a rather nasty challenge on Cubarsí.

    He catches the defender with a studs-up challenge into the shin, but escapes any punishment beyond the booking.

  • 73'

  • Indeed. Gavi is off for Frenkie de Jong, while Lewandowski is replaced by Ferran Torres.

    For Athletic, Nico Serrano is on for Berenguer.

  • 71'

  • Gavi is down, having apparently twanged a muscle. He seems to be saying he can continue, but Hansi Flick looks to be preparing a couple of changes, and the young Spaniard may well be one of the players withdrawn.

  • 70'

  • For the first time, Athletic work it left to Nico Williams to run at his man.

    Williams cuts inside, drifting past Koundé and Fermín, but his shot is a bit of a trundler. It bobbles into Szczesny's arms.

  • 68'

  • Midway point of the second half in Jeddah. Unless Athletic find a couple more gears at the very least, Barça are poised to sail into this weekend's final.

  • 67'

  • Nico Williams gathers his brother's low ball into the box, but can't lay it off for a team-mate to shoot.

    A moment later, Iñaki tries to cut it back for Nico, who is waiting on the penalty spot. He can't find him, and it is moot in any case. The flag is up for offside.

  • 65'

  • Right away, Vesga stings Szczesny's palms. The midfielder connects with a bouncing ball just outside the Barça box, and gets plenty of power behind his strike. It's far too central, though, and doesn't represent too taxing a save for the keeper.

  • 64'

  • Both coaches shuffle their pack, and Nico Williams is on for Athletic.

    Valverde makes a triple change: Prados, Lekue and Guruzeta, for De Marcos, Vesga and Nico .

    For Barça, Lamine Yamal is out for Fermin Lopez .

  • 61'

  • Raphinha wanted his chance and tried again with a low shot from the left side of the area. It went just wide.

  • 59'

  • Once again, Szcsesny misjudged the ball as he left the area while Unai Simón was looking for a long ball for Iñaki Williams ... He could have corrected it and dropped back to catch it once he entered his area.

  • 58'

  • Barça could have killed off the ball on the counterattack, but Jauregizar cleared Balde's cross for a corner. The midfielder had to run back to correct Lekue's initial mistake.

  • 57'

  • Berenguer's run down the left was tremendous and Casadó held off him as long as he could, diving to the ground to cut out his cross and concede a corner.

  • 54'

  • LEWANDOWSKI FORGIVES THE 0-3! Raphinha comes down the left and puts in a killer pass from the byline. The Pole is not very accurate, opening up his shot with his right foot and crossing it too much.

  • 52'

  • BARCELONA GOAL!

    Lamine Yamal scores! Barça extends their punishment!

    Barcelona extend the punishment thanks to another theft in the opponent's half, with Íñigo Martínez coming out of the area to intercept and start a play that ends with Gavi filtering into the area to the '19'. He had time to control, look at Simón and blast it at mid-height and close to the near post. Barça are now looking to the final!

  • 50'

  • YELLOW CARD FOR BERENGUER

    The first of the match was scored by the Barañáin winger when he tackled Lamine Yamal. The damage he did to Yuri beforehand was tremendous.

  • 48'

  • NOW RAPHINHA! Great ball from Íñigo Martínez to the Barça number 11, who controls it in the corner of the area, cuts inside and finishes low and centred. Unai Simón catches it.

  • 46'

  • LAMINE TRIES HIS LUCK! He controls the ball in three-quarters, launches a diagonal from the right and wants to do' the French thing' with a sharp shot that goes beyond the left corner.

  • 45'

  • The twenty-two players who started the match remain... THE SECOND HALF STARTS! Barcelona moves the ball.

  • 45+2'

  • REST TIME IN JEDDAH!

  • 45+1'

  • Yuri and Gavi have a go at a corner kick after the minute that Ortiz Arias added to the first half. The referee warns both of them.

  • 45'

  • SZCSESNY'S SAVE! Yuri 's low cross is blocked by the goalkeeper from point-blank range by Iñaki Williams . The loose ball falls to Guruzeta and his shot hits Cubarsí 's back before going over the byline.

  • 44'

  • Pedri wants to make the cut inside but Unai Gomez sees his intentions and steals it in midfield. Very little so far from Bermeo.

  • 42'

  • IÑAKI'S WHIP! Athletic come from left to right, with Berenguer giving the last pass to a captain who charges the volley and sends the ball over the short corner.

  • 41'

  • Beñat Prados tries to get in from the left but Marc Casadó appears with his shoe and steals the ball from him.

  • 38'

  • Superb Lamine in defence! Berenguer entered the area from the left and the winger intercepted the ball at ground level. The penalty was played against him but he stole it cleanly.

  • 36'

  • Simon's is a hoot! He laughs and everything, but it has caused more than one person to have a heart attack: a long ball from Lamine, the goalkeeper controls it poorly and outside the area with Raphinha on top of him, the ball goes back and he immediately dives and saves it with half his body inside the area.

  • 34'

  • SZCZESNY'S HARD HAND! Once again Yuri stretches down the left and again puts in a venomous cross. It comes in low and the Pole makes a prodigious save at the near post. The ball remains dead but he manages to recover and catch it with a second try.

  • 33'

  • PERFECT SIMON! Raphinha tries to surprise from his own half, with a long ball to Lamine that is intercepted by the Biscayan goalkeeper in the first quarter of the field.

  • 32'

  • Great steal from Jauregizar and a good opening for Yuri, who doubled him on the left. His tight cross was cleared by Íñigo Martínez in the six-yard box.

  • 29'

  • Szczesny makes a terrible mistake! Vivian sends a long ball to Iñaki Williams and the Pole comes out from the right corner of the area to try to clear it with a header. He barely gets the ball and it ends up at the feet of the '9' from the red and white team, who manages to force a corner by trying to finish.

  • 26'

  • Athletic are now called offside after a high ball extended by Iñaki Williams. Beñat Prados tried to get deeper on the right but the action came to nothing.

  • 24'

  • Pedri's three-quarter turn was tremendous, preventing Paredes and Beñat from stealing the ball from him and opening up for Lamine Yamal who was coming in alone on the right. He was slightly ahead and the linesman raised the flag.

  • 22'

  • RAPHINHA FORGIVES THE 0-2! Paredes makes a mistake in the start , Lamine recovers and passes into space for the Brazilian, who sees Unai Simón beat him in the one-on-one.

  • 19'

  • KOUNDÉ PREVENTS THE TIE! Iñaki Williams' brilliant run down the right after an extension and his passfrom the dead was looking for Guruzeta. The ball got past Szczesny but not the French full-back, who urgently cleared.

  • 18'

  • Unai Simón could have caused a mess! He waited to play the ball low and decided to kick it with Lewandowski on top. The ball hit the Pole and went wide of the left post.

  • 17'

  • BARÇA GOAL!

    Gavi scores! The '6' from Barcelona scores!

    Barcelona were giving warning in the final minutes and managed to break the deadlock thanks to another recovery in the opposition half. It was Pedri who took the ball down the '8' lane and saw Balde round him on the left: the full-back received it, reached the byline and put it in at the near post for Gavi, who was arriving in the second line and beat Unai Simón with a first-time shot. Barça took the lead!

  • 15'

  • Barça insist on transitions after losing the ball, now with Pedri filtering to the right. Lamine was licking his chops but Yuri corrects well from below and manages to clear. The game is getting lively.

  • 13'

  • Raphinha was advancing down the left with his head up. He was looking for Lewandowski behind Paredes but he didn't put the desired spin on the ball and the diagonal pass went long.

  • 11'

  • Vivian 's high ball is sought by Guruzeta in the area but Szczesny is able to get the ball over the bar. The play is ruled out for offside by the Atletico striker.

  • 9'

  • RAPHINHA INSISTS ON A FREE-KICK! It looked like Pedri was going to take it , but the captain hit a shot that went straight to the base of the near post. Unai Simón quickly corrected this and put a tense hand down to prevent the goal.

  • 8'

  • Raphinha manages to get around the three-quarter area and forces a foul on Beñat Prados. It is designed for a right-footer but the Brazilian can still look for the goal.

  • 7'

  • Pedri plays a long ball first time to Raphinha but Unai Simón, very alert and ahead, comes out of the area and acts as a sweeper. The Athletic goalkeeper plays it short.

  • 5'

  • Corner for Athletic after Cubarsí cleared a cross from Berenguer from the left. It came after the Barça centre-back lost his footing on a wing opening.

  • 3'

  • RAPHINHA HAS IT NOW! What a treat Koundé has just put in the box: the ball flies over from the right flank to the Barça captain, who beats Lekue to it and finishes in the air with his left foot. He sent the ball very close to the crossbar.

  • 2'

  • UNAI SIMON SAVES THE FIRST TIME! Great change of direction from Pedri and even better first-time pass from Lamine Yamal ... He laid it off to Koundé who came in from inside the box and whose shot was blocked by the Athletic goalkeeper from point-blank range.

  • 1'

  • All set, all prepared in the Saudi fiefdom... THIS FIRST SEMI-FINAL OF THE SPANISH SUPER CUP BEGINS! First possession for Athletic.

  • Athletic Club is already warming up at King Abdullah Sports City stadium

  • Barcelona arrives at King Abdullah Sports City stadium

  • Athletic Club's starting lineup:

  • Barcelona's starting lineup:

  • Recent Athletic Club matches

  • Recent Athletic Club matches

    • January 4: UD Logroñés 3-3 Athletic Club (Copa del Rey, advanced on penalties)
    • December 21: Osasuna 1-2 Athletic Club (LaLiga)
    • December 15: Alavés 1-1 Athletic Club (LaLiga)
    • December 11: Fenerbahce 0-2 Athletic Club (Europa League)
    • December 8: Athletic Club 2-0 Villarreal CF (LaLiga)
  • Recent FC Barcelona matches

  • Recent FC Barcelona matches

    • January 4: UD Barbastro 0-4 FC Barcelona (Copa del Rey)
    • December 21: FC Barcelona 1-2 Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga)
    • December 15: FC Barcelona 0-1 CD Leganés (LaLiga)
    • December 11: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 FC Barcelona (Champions League)
    • December 7: Real Betis 2-2 FC Barcelona (LaLiga)
  • Match details

  • Match details

    • Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
    • Time: 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT
    • Tournament: Spanish Super Cup (Semifinals)
    • Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

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