Super Cup
Semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup tournament, which will once again be held in Saudi Arabia.
Athletic Bilbao is one of the most difficult teams to beat in Spain lately. It is no coincidence that they secured fourth place in La Liga and have not lost in 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. At the beginning of the season, they lost narrowly 1-2 as a guest against Barcelona, and three years ago, again in the Super Cup tournament, they lost in extra time against the same opponent with 2-3.
Barcelona did not finish the old year very well after losing the first place in La Liga. Perhaps that's why they took the weekend cup match against the modest Barbastre seriously and easily beat them 4-0. This was one of the rare clean sheets for Barcelona recently. The drama surrounding Dani Olmo and Po Victor these days confirmed their absence from the team at this stage.
Prediction: +1.5 AH for Bilbao, both teams to score: YESAthletic Bilbao has been a quite difficult opponent lately and it would not be surprising if they make things difficult for the recently shaky Barcelona. I would not be surprised if Bilbao scores at least once in the match, which is something that even the favorite Barcelona is expected to do.
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