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Home / News / Sports News / Spanish Super Cup final preview: Barcelona vs Athletic Club
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    Spanish Super Cup final preview: Barcelona vs Athletic Club

    Rajdeep Saha
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    Last updated on Jan 17, 2021, 12:12 pm
    Spanish Super Cup final preview: Barcelona vs Athletic Club
  • Barcelona and Athletic Club gear up for a cracking Spanish Super Cup finale later tonight.

    With the first trophy of the 2020-21 season on offer, both clubs will be keen to give their absolute best and gain impetus.

    This is the second of the three meetings between the two teams in just 25 days.

    Ahead of the final, we present the preview.

  • In this article
    Spanish Super Cup: A look at these two sides Barca vs Athletic Club: Team news and selection Barca will hope to get the job done Predicted starting XI, Fantasy Dream11 and match prediction Messi could script these records
  • History

    Spanish Super Cup: A look at these two sides

    Spanish Super Cup: A look at these two sides
  • Barcelona have won the trophy more times than any club (13). Real Madrid follow suit with 11 trophies. The Catalans have also participated more than anyone else (24 times).

    Barca last won the title in 2018, beating Sevilla.

    Athletic Club have won the Spanish Super Cup on two occasions.

    These two clubs have met thrice, with Barca winning two of those games.

  • Team news

    Barca vs Athletic Club: Team news and selection

    Barca vs Athletic Club: Team news and selection
  • Barca are set to be without the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, and Gerard Pique.

    Lionel Messi could return after missing the semi-final with a hamstring issue. He trained on Saturday.

    As for Athletic, Unai Lopez and Peru Nolaskain remain unavailable for selection through injury.

    Meanwhile, Yuri Berchiche is still a doubt, meaning that Mikel Balenziaga should continue at left-back.

  • Barca vs Athletic

    Barca will hope to get the job done

    Barca will hope to get the job done
  • Barca have been on a fine run of late - unbeaten in eight successive games in La Liga.

    In the Super Cup semi-final, they were made two work hard by Real Sociedad before winning the game on penalties.

    Barca need to be clinical in the final third.

    Meanwhile, Athletic showed character against Real Madrid in the semis and will need a similar approach.

  • Details

    Predicted starting XI, Fantasy Dream11 and match prediction

    Predicted starting XI, Fantasy Dream11 and match prediction
  • Barcelona predicted starting XI: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Griezmann, Pedri, Dembele; Messi.

    Athletic predicted starting XI: Simon; Capa, Nunez, Martinez, Balenziaga; De Marcos, Vencedor, D Garcia, Muniain; Williams, R Garcia.

    Dream11 team prediction (3-4-3): Ter Stegen; Capa, Balenzia, Alba; Lenglet, Pjanic, Garcia, Martinez; Messi (c), Garcia (vc), Dembele.

    Match prediction: Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club.

  • Messi

    Messi could script these records

    Messi could script these records
  • Lionel Messi has hit 14 goals this season in all competitions. He needs one more to script a record of 15-plus goals in a season for the 15th successive season.

    If Barca win the trophy, it will be Messi's eighth Spanish Super Cup.

    Messi has 648 goals for Barca and a brace will see him register a special milestone of 650.

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