Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona | Spanish Super Cup First Leg Preview
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Barcelona will look to win the fifth major trophy of the calendar year en route to sextuple when they face Athletic Bilbao at San Mames on Friday.
Athletic Bilbao, who were beaten comprehensively in all competitions against Barcelona, last season will try to give stiff competition this time around.
In the buildup to the match, Mikel Balenziaga told press that Messi is unstoppable, but they will try a bit more this time to stop Messi, who had a cracker of a game last time the two teams faced each other in the Copa Del Rey Final.
“I learned we had to have a plan for more than 90 minutes and he still proved to be a player of another level,” Balenziaga told the Press.
“I don’t mean he’s unstoppable, but almost. We tried, we did what we could, and hopefully on Friday we’ll do a bit more."
“When we decided what we were going to do, I was excited. It was a challenge, something I had never done."
“I will always remember I marked a player who is the best in the world. I’d repeat it as often as I could."
“When Messi is in top form, as he was against Sevilla, he’s very difficult to stop. But we can’t get too involved and play their game."
“We’ll have to be careful not to make mistakes. If you don’t have intensity you can’t beat Barcelona.”, he added. [Source]
Possible line-up (vs Athletic): Bravo - Alves Mascherano Mathieu Adriano - Rakitic Busquets Iniesta - Messi Suarez Pedro #fcblive [marca]
Pedro will probably play his last competition in blaugrana colors as the incessant transfer rumors continue to persist.
Mundo Deportivo reports that Manchester United made 25+5M bid, City 30+2M bid and Chelsea are also interested in the player. Going by the recent events, it is quite clear that Luis Enrique wants Pedro for the spanish super cup thus the subsequent delay in the transfer.
You can check the match timings(Your local time) in the Barcelona Fanatics Android App . The App is available for free here --> Download.
Alright, that's all for now. You can watch the whole match of UEFA Super Cup over here to kill the time till then --> Barcelona vs Sevilla Full Match
Athletic Bilbao, who were beaten comprehensively in all competitions against Barcelona, last season will try to give stiff competition this time around.
In the buildup to the match, Mikel Balenziaga told press that Messi is unstoppable, but they will try a bit more this time to stop Messi, who had a cracker of a game last time the two teams faced each other in the Copa Del Rey Final.
“I learned we had to have a plan for more than 90 minutes and he still proved to be a player of another level,” Balenziaga told the Press.
“I don’t mean he’s unstoppable, but almost. We tried, we did what we could, and hopefully on Friday we’ll do a bit more."
“When we decided what we were going to do, I was excited. It was a challenge, something I had never done."
“I will always remember I marked a player who is the best in the world. I’d repeat it as often as I could."
“When Messi is in top form, as he was against Sevilla, he’s very difficult to stop. But we can’t get too involved and play their game."
“We’ll have to be careful not to make mistakes. If you don’t have intensity you can’t beat Barcelona.”, he added. [Source]
Possible line-up (vs Athletic): Bravo - Alves Mascherano Mathieu Adriano - Rakitic Busquets Iniesta - Messi Suarez Pedro #fcblive [marca]
Pedro will probably play his last competition in blaugrana colors as the incessant transfer rumors continue to persist.
Mundo Deportivo reports that Manchester United made 25+5M bid, City 30+2M bid and Chelsea are also interested in the player. Going by the recent events, it is quite clear that Luis Enrique wants Pedro for the spanish super cup thus the subsequent delay in the transfer.
You can check the match timings(Your local time) in the Barcelona Fanatics Android App . The App is available for free here --> Download.
Alright, that's all for now. You can watch the whole match of UEFA Super Cup over here to kill the time till then --> Barcelona vs Sevilla Full Match
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