After a season that is far from ideal for her, Barcelona can finally hit the first title tomorrow since the 2018/19 La Liga Championship, when they meet Athletic Bilbao in Sevilla in the Super Cup final.
The Catalans reached the final after beating Real Sociedad in a penalty shootout, and Athletic Bilbao came on after beating Real Madrid 1-2 in the second semi-final and preventing Clasico. The two met just a week and a half ago in the league, so Barça won 2: 3 from goals by Leo Messi (pair) and Federy, and Iniyaki Williams and Iker Muniain shrank to the Basques.
On the other hand, the last time Athletic Bilbao won the title was somewhere in 2015, and even then it was the Spanish Super Cup, so the Basque team under Ernesto Valverda defeated Barça 1: 5 in the previous format of the factory that took place in two games (0: 4 and 1: 1 ). The same Valverda was also the one who brought the Super Cup to Barcelona for the last time, in 2018, when they defeated Sevilla 1: 2.
“A tough game awaits us and we will try to control it,” Ronald Coman Said ahead of the game, and also referred to the situation of Leo Messi, who did not take part in the semi-finals and may play tomorrow. “We hope Messi can take part in it. The last word on the subject is his and he knows his body very well, we will wait until tomorrow.” Injured Gerard Pique and Filippa Coutinho remained in Barcelona to continue their recovery, as did Sergi Roberto and Anso Patti who are also injured.
This will be the t-shirt of the final of the # SupercopaBarça. A equipment screened for the occasion 😍 pic.twitter.com/ysqUhcvd74
FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) January 16, 2021
By the way, another person who will not come to the stadium is the president of the Spanish association, Luis Rubiales, who went into isolation. One of the employees of the Spanish association was diagnosed as positive to Corona, which forced Rubiales to go into isolation for the next few days.
Despite reports in recent days, it seems Barcelona will not add Eric Garcia anyway, but the Dutch coach has denied rumors that he is unhappy with it: “It is not possible and we will move forward.”
A ¡¡AQUÍ TENÉIS THE PHOTO OF THE DAY !!!
🤝@RonaldKoeman and Marcelino García Toral posed alongside the trophy for the lucharán manana @FCBarcelona_es y @AthleticClub.
Final ¡¡The final of the #Supercopa ya está aquí !! pic.twitter.com/CnHwPle4RW
– RFEF (@rfef) January 16, 2021
Sergio Busquets, Who sat next to Koeman at the press conference, talked about the expectations: “We have a lot of motivation and we are happy to have the opportunity to win a first title this season. It’s a tough season for the team, but we connect and gain confidence. Winning the Supercopa will be an important step. We want more. “
The back midfielder also referred to the captain’s condition: “Messi is the best player in the world, and it is clear that when he plays the chances in our favor increase. He will make a decision tomorrow together with the doctors.”
Although the club presidential election was scheduled to take place next weekend, it was postponed to March 7 and Busquets also addressed it: a lot of things happened and the club’s situation is complicated, even very. There is also a global epidemic and this makes the situation worse. We wanted elections as soon as possible, but health first. “