{"id":102114,"date":"2026-01-08T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/barca-crushes-athletic-and-advances-to-the-super-cup-final-with-a-historic-thrashing\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:57:52","slug":"barca-crushes-athletic-and-advances-to-the-super-cup-final-with-a-historic-thrashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/barca-crushes-athletic-and-advances-to-the-super-cup-final-with-a-historic-thrashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar\u00e7a crushes Athletic and advances to the Super Cup final with a historic thrashing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Barcelona Crushes Athletic Club in the Spanish Super Cup<\/h2>\n\nIn a match where superiority was evident, Barcelona, guided by Pedri&#8217;s mastery, convincingly defeated Athletic Club, achieving the biggest win in the six editions of the Spanish Super Cup held in Saudi Arabia. The final score of 5-0 reflects the clear difference between both teams.\n\nAthletic Club, despite a promising start with three corner kicks in the first few minutes, failed to capitalize on their opportunities. The absence of Nico Williams due to discomfort was felt in the Basque attack.\n\nThe Saudi public, mostly in favor of Barcelona, enjoyed their team&#8217;s game and, especially, Pedri, who was cheered on every touch of the ball. The Canary Islands player was key in Barcelona&#8217;s dominance, initiating dangerous plays.\n\nBetween minutes 22 and 38, Barcelona secured their place in the final with four goals. Ferran Torres, who started in place of Robert Lewandowski, opened the scoring. Ferm\u00edn, with a powerful shot, and Roony Bardghji, with a goal that slipped past the opposing goalkeeper, extended the lead. Raphinha also made his presence known on the scoreboard, leaving the score at a resounding 4-0.\n\nThe fifth goal came in the 52nd minute, again by Raphinha, culminating a play inside the area. The Athletic Club coach made changes, while Lamine Yamal entered the field in the last 20 minutes.\n\nIn the 78th minute, Unai G\u00f3mez had a chance to score a goal for Athletic, but his shot went wide. Barcelona secured their place in the final, waiting for the winner of the match between Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and Real Madrid.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Technical Sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>Barcelona:<\/strong> Joan Garc\u00eda; Kound\u00e9, Cubars\u00ed, Eric, Balde (Gerard Mart\u00edn, m.64); De Jong (Marc Bernal, m.64), Pedri (Dani Olmo, m.72), Ferm\u00edn; Roony Bardghji (Lamine Yamal, m.72), Ferr\u00e1n and Raphinha (Rashford, m.64).\n\n<strong>Athletic:<\/strong> Unai Sim\u00f3n; Areso, Vivian, Paredes, Adama Boiro Lekue, m.57); Jauregizar, Rego (Selton S\u00e1nchez, m.61); Berenguer, Ohian Sancet (Galarreta, m.55), Robert Navarro (Unai G\u00f3mez, m.55); and I\u00f1aki Williams (Guruzeta, m.55).\n\n<strong>Goals:<\/strong> 1-0, m.22: Ferran Torres; 2-0, m.30: Ferm\u00edn; 3-0: m.34: Roony Bardghji; 4-0, m.38: Raphinha; 5-0, m.52: Raphinha.\n\n<strong>Referee:<\/strong> Isidro D\u00edaz de Mera Escuderos (Castilla-La Mancha Committee). No cautions.\n\n<strong>Incidents:<\/strong> Match corresponding to the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup played in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), at the Alinma Stadium before 50,141 spectators.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona Crushes Athletic Club in the Spanish Super Cup In a match where superiority was evident, Barcelona, guided by Pedri&#8217;s mastery, convincingly defeated Athletic Club, achieving the biggest win in the six editions of the Spanish Super Cup held in Saudi Arabia. The final score of 5-0 reflects the clear difference between both teams. 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