Soccer
Barcelona advance to Spanish Super Cup final
The azulgrana team got rid of Athletic Bilbao in the semifinal thanks to goals from Gavi and Lamine Yamal. Real Madrid or Mallorca will be their next opponents.
Barcelona celebrate their victory in the Supercopa semifinal
FC Barcelona made it to the final of the Spanish Super Cup, to be played this week in Saudi Arabia, after easily beating Athletic Bilbao (2-0), a team that had amassed a 15-game unbeaten streak.
From the very first minute of play, Barcelona proved to be far superior to its rival. The first goal of the match came in the 16th minute. Gavi sent the ball into the back of the net (1-0) after a perfectly executed counterattack by the azulgranas players.
The clock was ticking and FC Barcelona continued to demonstrate their superiority and clearly reached the rival area, although Athletic had two chances to level the score.
The goal that settled the game was the work of Lamine Yamal. The young player scored (2-0) after receiving a great pass sent by Gavi.
The azulgrana team will face either Real Madrid or Mallorca in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, to be played this Sunday.
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