Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao.
The Spanish Game Creator Olmo Legal to play in a transitional foundation before the FIT on Wednesday, however, the resolution came too passed by him or Pau Victor, in the same position, to seem recoil of the winners of the Copa del Rey Athletic
Gavi put Barcelona ahead from close range after 17 minutes and teenage winger Yamal netted the second early after the break.
The Spanish and European champions of Real Madrid opposed the finalist of the Majorca Cup on Thursday in the semifinal.
“We care [who we face in the final]. It will be complicated and we need to win it, which is important, and get home with the trophy,” Yamal told Movistar after the fitArray
Barcelona, who qualified as LaLiga runners-up, started brightly and Raphinha volleyed over from a fine Jules Kounde cross and forced Unai Simon into a good save with a free-kick.
It was no surprise when the Catalans broke the deadlock with Alejandro Balde cutting the ball back for Gavi, playing in Olmo’s attacking midfield role, to turn home.
The 20 -year -old showed an imaginary watch in his celebration, a wink to Olmo, which produces the same gesture after scoring.
At the other end, Inaki Williams dallied on the ball too long as Athletic’s best attacking move of the first half broke down.
Yamal, 17, has added the moment in Barcelona after Raphinha’s shot was stored, but an lobe attempt was misunderstood.
Wojciech Szczesny, his starting moment for Barcelona’s goal, made an intelligent avoidance to stay in Inaki Williams remotely before the break.
Barcelona doubled their lead early in the second half when Gavi slipped in Yamal who finished with aplomb.
“Athletics is a very physical team that makes you run a lot. We were especially suffering towards the end, but we were to play well, and we are very happy, ”Yamal added.
Veteran Polish forward Robert Lewandowski spurned a fine chance to add the third, firing off-target when well-placed.
Sports coach Ernesto Valverde, who sacked Barcelona boss after a defeat at the same level in 2020, brought in Nico Williams to watch and change the game.
The Spain international, heavily linked with Barcelona in the summer, was not fit enough to start, but made a positive impact from the bench.
The winger set up Oscar de Marcos to strike, but the Athletic defender had strayed just offside and the goal was ruled out.
Inaki Williams also had a goal ruled out for offside after Frenkie de Jong’s poor back-pass took a slight deflection off Alvaro Djalo on its way to the Ghana international.
Barcelona secured its victory and its warring parties in Sunday’s final, in which Olmo will be allowed to appear.