Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Let's see... Great interplay from Raúl Garcia just inside the opposition half ends with him playing in Williams who is well held up by Lenglet. Some people downplay the importance of winning trophies like this, but you try telling that to those proud Lions. The last element of the move didn't live up to expectations and Simon catches it with ease. Williams finds some room in the left-hand channel and has a pop at goal. Match Thread: Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao [Super Cup - Final] Match Thread. Ricard Puig is also on, as Busquets makes way. De Jong and García clash heads and Frenkie needs treatment. VERY CLOSE! Almost an own goal for Athletic as the defensive header to a free kick bounces just wide of the post. Here's me telling how that wasn't to be... Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic Club: Spanish Super Cup result, summary and goals. A delightful ball from deep lifted into the space in front of Ter Stegen from Williams, and De Marcos slips in front of Alba to tap home. Messi's had enough of this lack of goal action and tries his luck from distance. Shortly they'll head inside for some last words from the managers and then we can get down to trophy-winning business. registrado We should have a nice photo of that save later. Despite having much of the play, Los Blancos were unable to kill the game off and instead had to throw the kitchen sink at their opponents in the closing stages as they searched for an equaliser. Match: Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao League: Super Cup ( Spain) Date: Sunday, 17 January 2021 Time: 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET/ 01:00 PKT Venue: Estadio de La Cartuja. Here's how the excellent Rob Train talked you through that match. They will keep their shape, play with patience and look to spring forward when Barca lose the ball in attack. Or will the magic in his boots be the deciding factor? He'll will be glad he's wearing black shorts. The Catalans need a title at any cost at present. January 18, 2021. Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Live Streaming Spanish Super Cup Final In the mega encounter, Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona will lock horns in the final of Spanish Super Cup … That's 20:00 in … Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said that the side is heading in the right direction despite suffering a 3-2 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday. After being taken off in the second half against Granada on Jan. 9, he didn't play in the semifinal at all. ¿Olvidaste la contraseña? "After so many years in football, Leo knows perfectly well when he is fit to play. All Rights Reserved. But the Argentine will be making headlines for what happened in minute 120. Barça again try to unlock the hard-working red and white machine in front of them. This is a rematch … The Spanish Super Cup 2020-21 Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao will start on 01:30 AM IST. Match: Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao . Barça XI: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araújo, Lenglet, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Dembélé, Messi, Griezmann. … Athletic Bilbao … They're going to give everything to win,' Marcelino told a news conference. Where is the Spanish Super Cup 2020-21 Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao being played? Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, two teams with plenty of cup pedigree, will meet in the Spanish Super Cup final at La Cartuja stadium in Sevilla.The semi-finals were in Cordoba and Malaga. We're still looking for the ball. Corner to Athletic. They had shown that in the Spanish Super Cup, and it wasn't lost on them that the last time they had won a Copa del Rey was in 1984, against a Barcelona team led by Diego Maradona -- … #allornothing. He's traveled with the team to Sevilla, but his status still remains up in the air. They are scheduled to play on April 4. Athletic and Real Sociedad have still yet to play last year's Copa del Rey which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. MESSI IS OFF!! Great cross, great header. The idea was that the two sets of fans could pack out a huge neutral venue...but the pandemic is proving harder to shake that first thought. It may take a while for that particular haul to be caught. He did play a major role in the first goal, and then almost scored a peach of a free-kick. We've got a player down here, Dani García I think, yes, after what looked like a shove from Messi. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is sent off in the final moments of Barca's 3-2 defeat to Athletic Bilbao. That said, he was the provider of the equalising goal with a perfectly angled pass. Posted by 2 months ago. ', Barcelona-Athletic Bilbao: Marcelino ready for final. It was nothing for Ter Stegen to fret about. Then managed by Ernesto Valverde, Athletic Bilbao won the first leg 4-0. Here's how you can watch the match and what to know: Barcelona: Will Lionel Messi play? Kickoff: 21:00 CET. Both sets of players are going through their paces down on the picth. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: soccer | pageType: stories | CHANCE!! Athletic's shock 4-0 … Make sure you see that one! You could definitely get a decent tipple to fill that, although current protocols would probably err against drinking sharing in such a way. Messi red card: how many games will Barça star be banned for? This game features neither, as in year two of the new, four-team format the top two teams from La Liga last season and the two Copa del Rey finalists make up a four team tournament. We're about to find out... What an end to the first 45. Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, is hopeful of having Lionel Messi available for Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final against Athletic Bilbao. Competition: Super Cup. CLOSE! Many, including some authorities may I hasten a guess, had their fingers crossed for a profile-raising Clásico final this year. Alas, the Spanish Super Cup final will not be an El Clasico. A cracker. In the space of a few seconds we just saw Dembélé and then Williams each have an opportunity to make something happen with their pace. 91 375 25 00, - Valentín Beato, 44 - 28037 Madrid [España] - Tel. Gil Manzano runs across the check the screen for himself and comes back to brandish the Argentine with a red card. Barcelona beat Real Sociedad in the semifinals on penalty kicks, while Athletic got by Real Madrid, 2-1. These two sides have played each other 57 times since the turn of the century, and Athletic have won just eight of those. Nice hold up play from De Jong, and then he releases the overlapping Mingueza perfectly to allow space for the cross. Without him, the club will need somebody to be the creative engine in attack. GOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!! MATCH INFO – Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Highlights Super Cup, Final Start date: 17 Jan 2021 20:00 Location: Seville Venue: Estadio de la Cartuja CHANCE!! Simon takes a little longer with the back pass this time but it's a bit early to be playing down the clock I'd suggest. Athletic Bilbao: While Athletic enter as the underdog, they will be full of confidence. The first sees him caught offside but in the second he is able to work the ball to García who fires in an effort from distance. Braithwaite looks keen to make his fresh legs count. García was indeed just edging into the play when the ball left Muniain's foot. GOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!! DISALLOWED!! Immediately Messi wants to get involved and as he tries to dribble away on the left he's manhandled by Capa and wins a free-kick. Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday. Both fluffed their lines disappointingly. OK, the players are out of the tunnel and ready for action. I'd suggest neither want to have to go for another 30 minutes sso will chase down goals in the 90. Barça players didn't appear to have that same camaraderie. They outplayed Real Madrid in the semis, and their new manager knows something about beating Barca in a final. He can't. Take a look at the stats behind Iñaki Williams. Martinez trundles off. Date: Sunday, 17th of January 2021. Simon gets to it first to tidy up. If I can get some footage of Marcelino on the full-time whistle I'll share that too. Following the foul, Williams is off running onto a through ball once again but trips Lenglet mid-sprint and the whistle blows. Muniain tries to get away from Mingueza but the fresh legs of the young Spaniard wrap themselves enough around him and bring him down. Patient build-up from Barça as they look to find a gap. He's chasing down defenders as best he can. The team from Bilbao have given as good as they've taken, and Marcelino will be a happy manager right now. Could Athletic take advantage of that? Two goals in two minutes keeps the sides level and based on the play we've seen I'd say that was fair. If not, let me tell you that it was an exciting affair as Real Sociedad pushed Barça all the way through extra-time to penalties before bowing out. His strike on the turn has plenty of ooomph, but he's well under it and Ter Stegen points to the sky. It's a cup final though, so what else do you do? Messi is generally playing through the middle, and high, in these early minutes but there drops deeper and attempts to feed in his advancing teammates. De Jong and Messi getting themselves involved, with Alba again supporting, but the red and whites are desperate to stop them. It looked fair enough and the ref agreed. GOOOAAAAAAALLLLL! Williams was looking to turn the after-burners on down the right but the defender didn't like the idea of that and boshed him over. 'The lads are on fire, they're really up for it. I was going to say good, but it would be absolutely incredible. Griezmann is in plenty space and just has to connect cleanly with the volley. First half chance thus far for the Basque side. CLOSE! It was under the old two-legged format back in 2015. Lovely work. Considering these observations, expect Barcelona to win the Super Cup this Sunda. That strike from Williams in extra-time will be on a loop for all red and white fans, truly a magnificent way to clinch victory in a final. What an end. The pattern in the semi-final against Madrid for Athletic saw them press high up the pitch then drop back into and organised defensive unit. CHANCE!! Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao meet in the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday at Camp Nou. Peeeeeep! It's going just over the crossbar but Ter Stegen takes no chances and flies up to touch over. Free-kick is lofted into the Barça area but well cleared. It was a game where his team focused on defending and looked to go on the counter, and you can expect something similar here. Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao … 4:59 pm ET, Lessons from Chelsea and Man City's FA Cup meeting, Club America vs. Cruz Azul odds, Mexican Liga MX picks, Tottenham vs. Everton odds, EPL picks, bets, Orlando's Pato: 'I can do something great this year', Vardy: I still learn from 'brilliant' Rodgers at 34, Chicharito talks returning LA Galxy to glory, Sheffield United relegated after Wolves defeat. Close. Pick: Barcelona 2, Athletic Bilbao 1. First Williams, rapidly dropping from fourth to first gear, and then Muniain takes a leisurely trip down the left flank with the ball. With him, they certainly have a fantastic shot at winning as he's scored against them 26 times. That could have been that. VIDEO Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao (Super Cup) Highlights. Barça get us going and immediately work a number of passes together getting plenty of early touches. Until last season the Super Cup pitted … Messi and Muniain getting stuck into this. They attempt to find a couple of routes into the Barça area but end up with just a throw in. A couple of minutes to watch the Catalan side build up play in the final third, asking more serious questions of the defence. "We talked and he said he was in a good place to start. Everyone's favourite dodgy car-recorded football podcaster, Sid Lowe, is at tonight's final and gives you a glimpse of his view of the action. It's a lovely inswinging ball in from the number 10 and Araujo just can't stretch out a toe far enough to tap in. Hello and a cordial welcome to everybody joining us at AS English for this match-up between two historic clubs in Spain. So far it's been working, and the Catalans are struggling to make anything count. On Saturday, January 17th, at 3:00 PM EST, Barcelona take on Athletic Bilbao at the Estadio de La Cartuja in the Spanish Super Cup Final Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad on penalties to reach the final, while Bilbao pulled off a major upset against Real Madrid due to a brace from Raul Garcia Match Information. His first game was a loss to Barcelona in the league, but since then has has beaten BOTH Real Madrid and Barcelona in the semi-final and final of the Spanish Super Cup. CLOSE!! Messi sent off as Athletic Bilbao sink Barcelona to win Spanish Super Cup Athletic Bilbao players celebrate with the trophy after beating Barcelona 3-2 in extra time. A message of congratulations on their social media account came quickly after the final whistle. Barcelona 2-3 Athletic Bilbao – Super Cup – Player Ratings. Picking the ball up on the left angle of the Barça area, the Spaniard lets fly with a powerful curler that has Ter Stegen beaten all ends up and bounces in off the far post. Almost a very good chance to set up a teammate but the defence closed ranks quickly. Poor covering from Barça, great finish. Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 3-2 in the final of the Supercopa de Espana. Once again they're repelled. And Dermot points out that only two of those players are starting tonight's final. Have your say on the game in the comments. OUCHIE! Nice idea from the Argentine to drag defenders forward, possibly one from the training ground. In case you wondered what Barça and Athletic were battling it out for tonight, here's a glimpse of the shiny cup. Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao . 150. Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Spain – Super Cup Date: Sunday, 17 January 2021 Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET Venue: Estadio de La Cartuja. One of the biggest stadiums in Spain is the site of a huge Spanish Super Cup Final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. Kolade Daniel January 17, 2021 11:43 pm January 18, 2021 12:01 am. They couldn't could they? He was a constant threat with his pace but I'm not sure many expected him to pick out a worldy to clinch the trophy. If you, like me, were wondering how many times Lionel Messi had been sent off in his Barcelona career, you'll also want to read this. Despite being this year's runners-up, Barcelona star Messi can stil breathe easy with his goalscoring record in the competition. Athletic change: Morcillo on for Williams. Initial exchanges here suggest we may see something similar from Marcelino's men. Messi … No sooner had we kicked off that we're back to all square. Williams back involved with a couple of threats in quick succession. The Lions are more than in this one tonight, although it will be initeresting to see if/when either side starts to edge the game towards a penalty decider. Messi drops deep again, as four other attacking players move past him, and he picks out Dembélé who attempts to take on his covering player. Quarter of an hour for someone to find a winner...or we're going to extra-time. Until last season the Super Cup pitted the reigning La Liga winner against the reigning Copa del Rey winner. Athletic Bilbao, just 13 … He centres it well but it's the blaugrana defence that mops up without too much difficulty. A Daily CBS Soccer Podcast where we take you beyond the pitch and around the globe for commentary, previews, recaps and more. The boss was clear when he said that he wouldn't even consider playing his number 10 if it wasn't a final...and that suggests that the man we see tonight is not going to be at 100%. Williams is the one who hits the final drive, just wide, but the play before that, including smart thinking from Muniain and great dribbling from Capa, had Barça chasing shadows. Barcelona beat Real Sociedad on penalties and Athletic Bilbao knocked out Real Madrid. Clearly any team in world football would have loved to call upon the genius of Leo Messi over the last decade plus, but as you can see from the stats, Barça still tend to do pretty well when he's unavailable. We're about to get this final underway. Athletic Bilbao already beat Barcelona once in a Super Cup final. Barça players thought it was in. Now it's Muniain's chance to cause some damage from a free-kick. © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. Silly foul from Muniain gives Messi an opportunity to cause some mischief with his delivery. Raúl García had a chance to draw his side level immediately just as in the first half. Who's your money on? Some more attacking play from Athletic as Balenziaga is sent scampering down the left wing, just managing to keep in the ball. Let's get the build-up underway and the team news won't be far away. Mingueza, Griezmann and De Jong work between themselves to try and force something on the right side of Athletic's penalty area. - Valentín Beato, 44 - 28037 Madrid [España] - Tel. And from that the counter attack was on...well, before Messi was deliberately fouled to stop it. Into the changing rooms. De Marcos has equalised!! y haber iniciado sesión. Corner won but nothing comes of it. Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao are set to meet on Sunday in the final of the 2020-21 Spanish Super Cup. Time: 21:00 CET / 15:00 EST - Convert to local time. Busquets won't get away with many tackles (collisions) like he just handed out there. Messi sets up a free-kick around 25 yards from goal after a foul by Dani García. There's the whistle. It's a commonly-used phrase whenever Barça are having problems - or even just when they're doing well but he's the goal protagonist - but just how much do the Catalan side miss him? A Barça corner comes to nothing and then Athletic try again to take the pace out of the game. Instead of shooting he attempts to roll the ball across to Villalibre but it's cut out. Each time they almost find an opening another Basque shirt seems to fill it. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is sent off in the final moments of Barca's 3-2 defeat to Athletic Bilbao. The biggest question that Ronald Koeman has faced since squeezing through that semi-final is whether or not his Argentine talisman would be fit enough to play. A long diagonal from De Marcos as Athletic look to mix things up and get Barça on the back foot. Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano. Villalibre has done it! Griezmann puts Barça back in front. The 2021 Spanish Super Cup final match between Barcelona and Athletic will be played at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville and will kick off at 21:00 CET on Sunday 17 January 2021. Listen below and subscribe to ¡Qué Golazo! Real Sociedad 1-1 Barcelona (2-3 penalties): result, summary and goals, Spanish Super Cup 2021. No card though. The two-man wall splits apart perfectly for his curling dipper and Simon appears calm as he watches is bounce an inch or two past the near post. OK, the teams are out and going through the usual handshakes, pennant swapping etc. Raúl García rises to meet the delivery and heads home. GOOOOOAAAAAALLL!!! Last modified on Wed 21 Feb 2018 08.22 EST Athletic Bilbao claimed their first silverware in three decades when they wrapped up a 5-1 aggregate win … Williams has been a constant threat to the blaugrana defence, running at them with the ball, or targeting the space behind them to latch onto a pass. The dead ball is lifted into the area but none of his teammates can get on the end of it. And what a winner. Highlights1. GOAL from Williams. Spanish Super Cup 2021 Final: who are the top historical scorers of the tournament? For the answer to that, we asked our friends across at sofascore.com and they delivered. That includes at least two or three for Ter Stegen in the first minute. CLOSE!! Dani García goes into the book for a less-than-friendly challenge, not his first of the day. Dembélé whips a decent ball into the area - it truly is back and forth at the moment - and Messi is sniffing around it dangerously. Villalibre and Morcillo both into the book for obvious fouls. Bilbao, whose 23 cup titles are second to Barcelona’s record of 30, has now lost the cup final four times since it last won the competition in 1984. Venue: Estadio La Cartuja, Seville. Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao are set to meet on Sunday in the final of the 2020-21 Spanish Super Cup. The Dutchman's dangerous looking pass across goal is brilliantly anticipated by Simon who stretches out a leg to block. Advertisement. LIONEL MESSI saw red for the first time in a Barcelona shirt as his side lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final. Muniain again with a great delivery from the free kick wide on the right and Villalibre, definitely timing his run legally, fires home. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if his effort had not been deflected by the covering defender but as it was, it trundled through harmlessly to Ter Stegen. What did I say about running down the clock? Right, it looks as though we have team news coming through...big question for both sides: will Lionel Messi be starting? His joy on the touchline will almost certainly make you smile. Maybe just a range-finder from the Argentine... Messi takes a wander out to the right and considers how he and De Jong may be able to create something. GOOOOOAAAAAALLL!!!!! Barcelona may count themselves unlucky to have conceded a goal in the dying seconds of the game, but across the piece Athletic Club were worthy champions. Likewise, we've had some footage of the Athletic boys heading towards the final. Athletic defenders are plentiful, however, and get rid quickly. Griezmann gets the opener. Peeeep!!! After all they have gone through in the past few seasons, things have finally started to look bright for them. Today's Spanish Super Cup was only Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelino's THIRD game in charge of the club after taking over earlier this month. There's just not a lot of space there and nothing comes of it. Barcelona's hopes for a remarkable comeback were not to be as Athletic Bilbao managed a 1-1 draw to win the Spanish Super Cup 5-1 on aggregate. Messi plays, coming off the bench to secure another trophy for his club. Messi and Alba combined as they have done hundreds of times before but the block allows the ball to run loose...and the Frenchman strokes it home. Morcilla with a fabulous run from the half way line gets him facing up with Ter Stegen. The Barça social media team gave us a quick glimpse earlier of their heroes making their trip in Seville. The corner did cause some difficulty for the Barça players to clear, but clear they did. Marcelino decides it's time for Unai Nunez to come on. The cross is then met by García again but he's at full stretch and it's over and wide. Real Sociedad 1-1 Barcelona (2-3 penalties): result, summary and goals, Spanish Super Cup 2021 Basque pride Likewise, we've had some footage of the Athletic boys heading towards the final. SO CLOSE! Also Read | Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao, Spanish Super Cup 2021 Final Live Streaming Online: Get Free Telecast Details of BAR vs ATH Football Match on TV With Time in India The game was eventually advanced to the final minute where Inaki Williams found the nets as Athletic Bilbao defeated Barca to lift the illustrious title. Marcelino Garcia Toral coached in the last Copa del Rey final in 2019, guiding Valencia to a 2-1 upset of Messi and company to win his first trophy. (Video) Barcelona 2 - 3 Athletic Bilbao full match highlights & goals ,Super Cup Highlights 17/01/2021 Video Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao ,Super Cup Highlights, Watch goals and highlights Super Cup . section: | slug: barcelona-vs-athletic-bilbao-spanish-super-cup-live-stream-tv-channel-watch-online-news-odds | sport: soccer | route: article_single.us | Attempts to roll the ball Alba is not happy there as he 's well under and. 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