Wednesday evening in Jeddah, FC Barcelona face Athletic Club de Bilbao for an explosive semi-final in the Spanish Super Cup. A goal of Gavi after the first quarter of an hour allowed the Catalans to lead and Lamine Yamal doubled the lead after returning from the locker room (0-2).
Gavi breaks the deadlock
Hansi Flick trusts Szczesny in goals for this meeting. He lines up his gala XI, with the exception of Dani Olmowho will be able to play from the next match after the preventive measure of the Spanish Higher Sports Council. Back from injury, Lamine Yamal is the first to stand out with his passes. Facing a team that hasn’t lost since October, the Catalans are getting into their match well.
The first goal arrives on an action launched by Pedrowhich shifts Baldé to the left. The center of the side finds Gaviwho concludes with his left foot from close range! (0-1, 20th). The match is intense and the duels rough but Barça manages to develop its game and create a few chances.
Before the break, Iñaki Williams came close to equalizing but Szczesny intervenes to block his shot (45th).
-Lamine Yamal, diminished but still decisive
Returning from the locker room, Barça doubles the bet thanks to Lamine Yamal. The Masia prodigy is found in the area, he turns and beats Unai Simon with the left. He scores for his first start since his injury (0-2, 53rd). The Blaugrana are very close to scoring the break goal in stride but Lewandowskiserved behind, opens his foot too much in front of the Basque goalkeeper (54th).
For his first important match in the Barça jersey, Szczesny appears in key moments of the match. Hansi Flick sort Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Gavi ahead of Sunday’s final. At the end of the match, De Marcos scored on a pass from Nico Williams but he was flagged offside at the start of the action (83rd). Iñaki Williams believes he is saving his honor on one of the last actions but the VAR intervenes to cancel his goal. At the start of the action, the pass behind Frenkie de Jong was deliberately diverted by a Basque player, in this case Djalo (87th).
The FC Barcelona qualifies for the final of the Spanish Super Cup and will meet the winner of Real Madrid – Mallorca, Sunday at 8 p.m.! Force Barça!
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