Spanish Super Cup: Athletic Bilbao Defeat Real Madrid To Set Up A Final Date Against Barcelona


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  Spanish Super Cup: Athletic Bilbao Defeat Real Madrid To Set Up A Final Date Against Barcelona By Omolagba Oluwayemi Athletic Bilbao will face Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the semi-final, BSNsports.com.ng reports. Forward, Raul Garcia scored twice for Bilbao, with Karim Benzema pulling one back for Real late on. Garcia put the visitors in front after latching on to a through ball and slotting home in the 18th minute and he got his second from the penalty spot seven minutes before the break after Lucas Vazquez had hauled down Inigo Martinez. Benzema pulled one back for Real with 17 minutes to go when his goal was initially ruled out for offside, but awarded after a VAR review. The French striker then had another goal disallowed for offside but Athletic held on for the win. Athletic will meet Barca after the Catalans beat Real Sociedad in a penalty shootout on Wednesday. The final will take place on Sunday in Seville.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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