{"id":102432,"date":"2026-01-09T04:59:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/barcelona-crushes-athletic-historic-thrashing-and-into-the-super-cup-final\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T04:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:59:04","slug":"barcelona-crushes-athletic-historic-thrashing-and-into-the-super-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/barcelona-crushes-athletic-historic-thrashing-and-into-the-super-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona crushes Athletic: Historic thrashing and into the Super Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Barcelona Crushes Athletic Club in the Spanish Super Cup<\/h2>\n\nIn a match where dominance was absolute, FC Barcelona, with an outstanding performance by Pedri, defeated Athletic Club with a resounding 5-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup, held in Saudi Arabia. The match, played at the Alinma Stadium in Jeddah, witnessed Barcelona&#8217;s biggest win in the six editions of the competition held in Saudi lands.\n\nDespite the initial absence of Lamine Yamal, who was not 100%, and the initial energy of Athletic, Barcelona demonstrated their superiority from the start. The Basque team, without Nico Williams due to discomfort, tried to impose their game with several corner kicks and a clear opportunity for Oihan Sancet, but Joan Garc\u00eda, Barcelona&#8217;s goalkeeper, was attentive.\n\nThe match changed radically from minute 22 to 38, when Barcelona sealed the semi-final with four goals in six minutes. Ferran Torres, who started in place of Robert Lewandowski, opened the scoring with his 14th goal of the season. Ferm\u00edn, after a Pedri-Raphinha connection, extended the lead. Roony Bardghji and Raphinha completed the rout in the first half, leaving Athletic without options.\n\nIn the 52nd minute, Raphinha scored the fifth goal, culminating a play inside the area that secured Barcelona&#8217;s victory. Athletic&#8217;s coach, Ernesto Valverde, made changes to try to react, while Hansi Flick, Barcelona&#8217;s coach, rested key players. Lamine Yamal entered the field in the last 20 minutes.\n\nUnai G\u00f3mez had a chance for Athletic in the 78th minute, but his shot went wide.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Technical Sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><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).<\/p>\n\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.\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 dominance was absolute, FC Barcelona, with an outstanding performance by Pedri, defeated Athletic Club with a resounding 5-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup, held in Saudi Arabia. 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