Barcelona Vs Athletic Bilbao Highlights, Spanish Super Cup SF: Raphinha’s Brace Powers Barca Into Final With 5-0 Win

Get set for all the action! Our live blog is kicking off for Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao, Supercopa de España 2026 Semi-Final. Stick around for every goal, tackle, and twist as it happens, your front-row seat to the drama starts here.

The Barcelona Vs Athletic Bilbao, Spanish Super Cup semi-final match will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. There will be no television broadcast of the game in the country.

The Spanish Super Cup is a four-team showdown bringing together the winners and runners-up from La Liga and the Copa del Rey. The 2026 edition is being staged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, continuing a run that has seen the tournament hosted in the Kingdom for the last six years.

The Spanish Super Cup is played in Saudi Arabia due to a commercial deal aimed at growing Spanish football’s global profile and revenue. Under an agreement signed in 2019 between Saudi Arabia and the Spanish Football Federation, the winners and runners-up of La Liga and the Copa del Rey compete in the Middle East.

The tournament briefly returned to Spain in 2021 because of Covid-19 restrictions, but the deal, now extended until 2029 with possible further extensions, includes an undisclosed payment to the Spanish FA for hosting the event in the Kingdom.

Barcelona get the semi-final underway and are instantly put under pressure as Athletic Bilbao win back-to-back corners inside the opening two minutes. Berenguer whips both deliveries into the box with intent, but Barcelona’s defence stays alert, getting crucial heads on the ball to clear the danger and settle the early nerves.

Athletic stay on the front foot. Navarro spots the run and tries to float one into the area, but it’s overcooked, drifting harmlessly through with no one in red and white able to get on the end of it.

Foul on the ball! Ferran Torres clatters into an Athletic Bilbao player, and Isidro Díaz doesn’t hesitate, free kick to Los Leones. Early tensions bubbling up on the pitch.

Ferran Torres opens the scoring with pure class! A slick pass finds him in the box, he creates just enough space, and calmly slots it into the left post. Barcelona strike first, and the Camp Nou is buzzing.

Fermín makes it two! A perfect pass finds him in stride, and he smashes it into the top right corner, precision at its finest. Barca doubling their advantage, and Los Leones are left chasing shadows.

Roony Bardghji adds another with a clinical finish! A perfect pass lands at his feet, he keeps it low and sharp, and the ball sneaks into the bottom right corner. Barca running riot now, and Athletic Bilbao are reeling.

Bardghji turns provider this time, sending a perfect lofted cross into the box. Raphinha doesn’t miss, a crisp shot into the top left corner and Barca are tearing Los Leones apart. The goalkeeper barely had a chance.

And that’s the whistle on a breathtaking first half! Barcelona stormed ahead with four brilliant goals, leaving Athletic Bilbao shell-shocked. Players head to the dressing rooms, but the action so far has been relentless, plenty to talk about during the break.

And we’re back! The second half is underway as Barca look to maintain their unstoppable momentum, while Los Leones search for a way back into the game.

Raphinha doubles his impact. A perfect pass finds him in the box, and he calmly slots it past the keeper. Another clinical finish from Barcelona, Los Leones can’t catch a break.

Raphinha’s dazzling display comes to an end as he makes way for fresh legs, Marcus Rashford is on for Barcelona, ready to keep the fire burning.

Unai Gomez is left frustrated. A brilliant pass puts him through, but his shot drifts just wide of the left post. Los Leones needed that, but Barca’s defence is still holding strong.

Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta is down after a tough challenge, and the physio rushes onto the pitch to check him over. Play paused as Athletic Bilbao deal with the setback.

Athletic Bilbao win a late corner, but Barcelona’s defence is alert. A solid clearance snuffs out the danger, keeping Los Leones at bay as the clock ticks down.

That’s a wrap from us! Thanks for riding along, we’ll be back soon with another live blog. Until then, bye-bye.