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Seville –
The final of the Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona vs Athletic de Bilbao is complete. The Lions won 3-2, where the match was marked by Lionel Messi’s red card at the end of the match.
Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao is presented at the La Cartuja Stadium, Seville, on Monday (1/18/2021) in the WIB morning. The Blaugrana have been concerned since kickoff, despite introducing Lionel Messi, who was in a gray condition, to appear.
In that match, Antoine Griezmann scored two goals for Barcelona in minutes 40 and 77. While Bilbao only responded with Oscar De Marcos’s goal in minute 42. As for Bilbao, he had one more goal through Raúl García in the second part, but the VAR was canceled.
Bilbao finally managed to equalize the score through Asier Villalibre in the 90th minute. The match continued until the extra round, and Bilbao was able to score its third goal through Iñaki Williams. The position becomes 3-2 for Bilbao, where in the last minute Messi also received a red card.
This victory made Bilbao win the 2020/2021 Spanish Super Cup. This is Bilbao’s third trophy in the Spanish Super Cup. Previously, the Basque team had won in 1984 and more recently in 2015.
The course of the match
Despite dominating ball possession, Barcelona presented minimal opportunities. In fact, goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was the first to be threatened.
In the 26th minute, Ander Capa launched a right-footed shot from inside the penalty area. However, Ter Stegen made a stop that secured the network.
In the 37th minute, Messi carried out an experiment. The owner of the 6 Ballon d’Or shoots with his left foot from outside the penalty area, but the ball still flies weakly over Bilbao’s goal.
The goal that Barcelona was looking for finally came in the 40th minute. Antoine Griezmann’s collaboration between Messi and Jordi Alba was completed, where his shot from close range sent the ball into Bilbao’s goal.
However, Barcelona’s superiority did not last long. Two minutes later, Oscar De Marcos drew 1-1, after being able to continue the bait of Iñaki Williams in the penalty area. The tie score lasted until the break.
 The moment that Bilbao tied the score at 1-1 with Barcelona through the action of Oscar De Marcos before the end of the first half. (Photo: Miguel Morenatti / AP) |
Continue on page 2: Bilbao catches up with Barcelona for the extra round
