2020–21 Supercopa de España Final

The 2020–21 Supercopa de España Final decided the winner of the 2020–21 Supercopa de España, the 37th edition of the annual Spanish football super cup competition. The match was played on 17 January 2021 at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain.[4] The match was a clásico between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.

2020–21 Supercopa de España Final
The Estadio La Cartuja in Seville hosted the final.
Event2020–21 Supercopa de España
Barcelona Athletic Bilbao
2 3
After extra time
Date17 January 2021 (2021-01-17)
VenueEstadio de La Cartuja, Seville
Man of the MatchIñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)[1]
RefereeJesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)[2]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherPartly Cloudy
10 °C (50 °F)
66% humidity[3]

Athletic Bilbao won the match 3–2 after extra time to win their third Supercopa de España title.[5][6]

Teams
Team Qualification for tournament Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Barcelona 2019–20 La Liga runners-up 23 (1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Athletic Bilbao 2019–20 Copa del Rey finalists 4 (1983, 1984,[lower-alpha 1] 2009, 2015)
  1. Athletic Bilbao won the double in 1983–84, and thus were automatically awarded the Supercopa de España title for 1984.

Route to the final
Barcelona Round Athletic Bilbao
Opponent Result 2020–21 Supercopa de España Opponent Result
Real Sociedad 1–1 (a.e.t.), 3–2 (p) Semi-finals Real Madrid 2–1

Match

Summary

Barcelona took the lead in the 40th minute through Antoine Griezmann who finished from a rebound after neat interplay between Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba. Athletic Bilbao replied immediately as Óscar de Marcos scored just two minutes later, assisted by Iñaki Williams, to make it 1–1 going to half time. In the second half, Athletic Bilbao had a goal ruled out for a narrow offside in the 55th minute via VAR after Raúl García's header found the back of the net. Griezmann got his second goal in the 77th minute from another Jordi Alba's cross to give Barcelona the lead again, before substitute Asier Villalibre's 90th minute equaliser, a volley from an Iker Muniain free kick, forced the game into extra time. Athletic Bilbao started well in the extra period and got their third, match-winning goal in the 93rd minute through a curling drive into the top corner from Williams, who was subsequently named man of the match. Barcelona captain Messi was sent off in the final minutes for striking Villalibre as Barcelona ended the game with 10 players on the pitch.[7]

Details
Barcelona2–3 (a.e.t.)Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
GK1 Marc-André ter Stegen
RB2 Sergiño Dest 46'
CB4 Ronald Araújo
CB15 Clément Lenglet 11' 106'
LB18 Jordi Alba 114'
CM21 Frenkie de Jong
CM5 Sergio Busquets 97'
CM16 Pedri 88'
RW11 Ousmane Dembélé 88'
CF10 Lionel Messi (c) 120+1'
LW7 Antoine Griezmann
Substitutes:
GK13 Neto
GK26 Iñaki Peña
DF23 Samuel Umtiti
DF24 Junior Firpo
DF28 Óscar Mingueza 46'
MF8 Miralem Pjanić 88'
MF12 Riqui Puig 97'
FW9 Martin Braithwaite 88'
FW17 Francisco Trincão 106'
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
GK1 Unai Simón
RB21 Ander Capa 81'
CB5 Yeray Álvarez
CB4 Iñigo Martínez 95'
LB24 Mikel Balenziaga 83'
RM18 Óscar de Marcos
CM27 Unai Vencedor 81'
CM14 Dani García 67'
LM10 Iker Muniain (c)
CF22 Raúl García 83'
CF9 Iñaki Williams 106'
Substitutes:
GK13 Jokin Ezkieta
DF3 Unai Núñez 95'
DF15 Iñigo Lekue 83'
MF6 Mikel Vesga 81'
MF16 Oihan Sancet
FW2 Jon Morcillo 110' 106'
FW7 Ibai Gómez
FW12 Álex Berenguer 81'
FW20 Asier Villalibre 109' 83'
Manager:
Marcelino

Man of the Match:
Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Angel Nevado Rodríguez (Extremadura)
Javier Martínez Nicolás (Murcia)
Fourth official:[2]
José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Diego Barbero Sevilla (Andalusia)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Balearic Islands)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
  2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References
  1. "Iñaki Williams: "El trabajo que vengo haciendo desde hace tiempo hoy se ha visto recompensado"" [Iñaki Williams: "The work I have been doing for a long time has been rewarded today"]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. "Relación de colegiados designados: Supercopa España, Final" [List of designated officials: Supercopa España, Final] (PDF). Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "Weather forecast for Seville, Spain". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. "La Asamblea de la RFEF aprueba la celebración de la Supercopa de España en Andalucía". Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. "Lionel Messi sent off as Barcelona lose Spanish Super Cup to Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. "Messi sent off as Athletic Bilbao sink Barcelona to win Spanish Super Cup". Guardian. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

Official Match highlights on YouTube

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