Athletic Club vs Barcelona, 2024-25 Spanish Supercopa, Semifinals
· Spanish SupercopaBarcelona into Super Cup final with win over Athletic Club
Goals from Gavi and Lamine Yamal earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Jeddah on Wednesday to reach their third successive final.
Match Commentary
- 17': Gavi (Barcelona) Goal at 17'
- 50': Álex Berenguer (Athletic Club) Yellow Card at 50'
- 52': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) Goal at 52'
- 63': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Óscar de Marcos (Athletic Club) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Fermín López (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'
- 73': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) Substitution at 73'
- 76': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) Yellow Card at 76'
- 80': Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Club) Substitution at 80'
- 83': Eric García (Barcelona) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) Substitution at 83'
Statistics
 BAR |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 56.3 | Possession | 43.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 42,000
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 20 | Unai Gómez  |
| 23 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 24 | Beñat Prados |
| 12 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 2 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 17 | Marc Casadó |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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