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.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 9, (AP): Lamine Yamal and Gavi Páez scored to lead Barcelona past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and into the Spanish Super Cup final. Gavi scored in the 17th minute of the semifinal for his first goal since the midfielder returned to playing in October after a serious leg injury that sidelined him for nearly a year.
Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.Spanish playmaker Olmo was cleared to play again on a temporary basis before the game but the decision came too late for him or Pau Victor,
Athletic Club and Barcelona meet in the Supercopa de Espana semifinals on Wednesday at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. The Basque outfit are present in Saudi Arabia as reigning champions of the Copa del Rey while the Catalans came second in La Liga and therefore also qualified for this final four matchup.
Barcelona booked their place in the Spanish Super Cup final as they eased past Athletic Club at the King Abdullah Sports City, with goals from Gavi (20) and Lamine Yamal (17) sealing a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Basque side.
Athletic had left a not fully fit Nico Williams out of the starting side but the winger was called into action with his side trailing, but their best chance fell to his brother Inaki who pulled his shot wide from a decent position.
Barcelona are into the Supercopa de Espana final, having done enough to beat Athletic Club by a 2-0 score-line in their semi-final tie in Saudi Arabia. Hansi Flick’s side have endured a turgid win-less run in La Liga since early December, but returned to ...
Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Wednesday to qualify for the Spanish Super Cup final. Gavi, a Barcelona midfielder, scored the opening goal in the 17th minute in the semifinal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as the 20-year-old brilliantly finished near the six-yard box after a low pass from the left.
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. Gavi opened the scoring in the 17th minute and Yamal doubled Barca's lead seven minutes after the break.
Lamine Yamal and Gavi Páez scored to lead Barcelona past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and into the Spanish Super Cup final.
Barcelona advanced to their third consecutive Spanish Super Cup final with a commanding 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Jeddah on Wednesday, thanks
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Lamine Yamal and Gavi Páez scored to lead Barcelona past Athletic Bilbao ... Yamal sized up goalkeeper Unai Simón and slotted home to double the lead.