The Supercopa de Espana has historically been valued by the La Liga elite, but in those weirder seasons the competition has taken on a whole new meaning.
The Supercopa offers a great opportunity for Barcelona and Real Madrid, in difficult times with crushed egos, to get their hands on the first piece of silverware available to them this season and organize themselves nice for the second part of the campaign.
The Blaugrana ended the deal, passing Real Sociedad last night in Cordoba. Madrid were looking to do the same tonight at La Rosaleda, where they were also up against Basque in Athletic Bilbao.
Los Blancos came into the game in second place in La Liga, four points behind Atletico Madrid but with two games played more than their home rivals.
Zinedine Zidane’s men flew directly to Malaga from Pamplona, as Storm Filomena meant they could not return home to Madrid after the draw at Osasuna last weekend.
Things did not start well for them. Athletic said of an error from Lucas Vazquez who was usually reliable before he found Raul Garcia in a dangerous position. The former Atletico man was tough with his finish, reaching far beyond Thibaut Courtois.
Amas Raul Garcia
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