Athletic Club de Bilbao will play the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona , after beating Real Madrid in the semifinal of La Rosaleda thanks to a double by Raúl García and to endure the harassment of the Madrid team in the second half.
Marcelino García Toral changed the face of Athletic in his second game on the bench and managed to defeat Real Madrid thanks to a great first half . Canceling Zinedine Zidane’s team from the pressure, took advantage of two errors by Lucas Vázquez to go with an advantage to the break.
2-0! 🤯 The #Athletic by way of the penalty expands the advantage and the panorama does not look good at all for # Zidane … https: //t.co/COpnHT8mHv#supercopa #Madrid pic.twitter.com/JwBnYHNR9P
– ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) January 14, 2021
Raúl García unbalanced the match at 18 minutes and marked the 38 after a penalty committed by Lucas. Real Madrid turned in the second half in search of a heroic comeback that they did not achieve.
Madrid is one goal away! ⚽ #supercopa #Madrid pic.twitter.com/JhpHPFHaPA
– ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) January 14, 2021
Marco Asensio ran into wood twice and Karim Benzema brought his team closer to the goal, but saw the equalizer annulled for offside.
OFFICIAL . There will be no Classic of Spain this weekend. FC Barcelona and Athletic Club will meet in the FINAL of the Spanish Super Cup. The culés threw out Real Sociedad and the lions were charged with Real Madrid. The title duel will be played on Sunday 17 in January. pic.twitter.com/XgRXOQ2Zxz
– Undefeated (@InvictosSomos) January 14, 2021
