Barça qualifies for the Spanish Super Cup final after defeating Athletic Club in a match where they were superior. Valverde’s team could only scare Flick’s side in the final minutes, but offside appeared. Now waiting for an opponent for the finalwhich will come from the duel between Mallorca and Real Madrid, with a Dani Olmo who could play after the CSD’s provisional measure.
Opportunities for Both
The match began with Barça being more dominant than their opponentaccumulating a lot of possession and play between the lines. While it’s true they controlled the match, they didn’t need to apply the high pressure we were used to. As a result of this control, the 0-1 came, scored by Gavi after a great assist from Balde, culminating a long collective play.
The culés had the 0-2but first Raphinha failed against Unai Simón, and on the rebound, Lamine wasn’t accurate. From thereAthletic grew and started to create danger in the goal defended today by Sczcesny. Iñaki Williams had the best opportunities, but he ran into the Polish goalkeeper several times.
Thus ended the first half of a match that was expected to be of greater intensity. Both teams were more patient than usual and didn’t apply that aggressive pressure derived from their playing style.
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-A Goal and Two Scares
The second half started the same as the first, including errors in ball distribution from Valverde’s team. In fact, one of them led to the second goal for the blaugranas, Gavi’s ball to Lamine, and he blasts it past the Basque goalkeeper. A few minutes later, Lewandowski had the third at his feet, but his shot went very wide, even though he was just feet from the goal.
With the 0-2 on the scoreboard, Valverde brought Nico Williams onto the fieldand on the other hand, Flick gave a rest to Laminewho was returning from injury. De Marcos, thanks to a spectacular assist from the younger Williams brother, scored the 1-2, but he was offside. It wasn’t the only one, as just 5 minutes before the end, Iñaki scored while in an incorrect position.
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Victory, the second of this 2025 for the blaugranas, certifying their passage to the final for the first title of the season. Last year, they lost it to Real Madridso we’ll see if they face the same opponent and if the result is different. However, the day doesn’t end there, as everything started with the CSD’s provisional measure to register Pau Víctor and Dani Olmo.
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