FC Barcelona 5-0 Athletic Club: Super finalists - FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona have blitzed their way into Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup Final (kick-off 8pm CET) with a simply staggering 5–0 victory over Athletic Club. A colossal Raphinha struck twice, with Ferran Torres, Fermín López and Roony Bardghji also on target — four of the goals coming in the first 38 minutes, rendering the second half little more than a formality.
FC Barcelona into fourth consecutive Spanish Super Cup Final in a row - FC BarcelonaBarcelona have booked their place in yet another final of the competition, to be played against the winners of Thursday’s clash between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid. It will be Barça’s fourth consecutive Super Cup final and the 28th overall, figures that further underline their dominance in the competition that they have won more than any other club (15).
Fifth clean sheet in a row - FC BarcelonaAnother clean sheet for the blaugranes, the fifth in a row, after a 5-0 demolition of Athletic Club de Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final. It is the first time since 2020 under coach Quique Setién that the team has recorded so many games in a row without conceding.
Barça Atlètic 2-2 Valencia Mestalla: Bitter point as league reached halfway stage - FC BarcelonaBarça Atlètic were left with a bitter point after drawing 2–2 with Valencia Mestalla at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on Wednesday evening. The Blaugranes led for long spells thanks to goals from Juan Hernández and Guille Fernández, but a stoppage-time penalty snatched a draw for the visitors. Juliano Belletti’s side finish the first half of the season third in the table, with 29 points from 17 games.