{"id":87018,"date":"2026-01-07T01:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/barca-athletic-title-defense-of-the-super-cup-begins_315692_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:34:16","slug":"barca-athletic-title-defense-of-the-super-cup-begins_315692_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/barca-athletic-title-defense-of-the-super-cup-begins_315692_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona vs Athletic: Flick&#8217;s team goes for another Super Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barcelona and Athletic face off in Jeddah for the 2026 Spanish Super Cup semifinal. Hansi Flick&#8217;s team seeks their ninth consecutive victory in all competitions and their fourth straight final in the tournament<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> faces <strong>Athletic Club<\/strong> this Wednesday, January 07, at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Arabia, (20:00 CEST) for the semifinal of the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/supercopa-de-espana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\">2026 Spanish Super Cup<\/a>. In the second official match of 2026, <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong>&#8216;s team aims for their fourth consecutive final in the tournament, of which Bar\u00e7a is the all-time record winner with 15 titles.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udcfa&nbsp;<strong>Where and when to watch the match on TV<\/strong>: channels broadcasting Barcelona-Athletic LIVE&nbsp;<strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/barcelona-athletic-live-and-online-where-to-watch-super-cup_315685_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/supercopa-de-espana\/barcelona-vs-athletic-directo-online-cuando-donde-ver-semifinal-supercopa-tv_315685_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/barcelona-athletic-live-and-online-where-to-watch-super-cup_315685_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Barcelona vs Athletic live and online: when and where to watch the Super Cup semi-final on TV\">WATCH<\/a><\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> <p>The Blaugrana team comes from defeating Alav\u00e9s, Atl\u00e9tico, Betis, Eintracht, Osasuna, Guadalajara, Villarreal, and Espanyol in what is, for now, <strong>their best winning streak (8) of the season<\/strong>. Facing them will be an Athletic team that has only won 1 of their last 5 matches in all competitions and was already thrashed by Bar\u00e7a on November 22 (<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/fc-barcelona-4-0-athletic-summary-laliga-25-26_315306_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/resumen-fc-barcelona-4-0-athletic-laliga-25-26_315306_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/fc-barcelona-4-0-athletic-summary-laliga-25-26_315306_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Resumen del FC Barcelona 4-0 Athletic - LaLiga 25\/26\">4-0<\/a>)<\/p>  <p>Last season, Flick&#8217;s team also defeated the Basque side in the Super Cup &#8216;semis&#8217; (<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/athletic-club-0-2-fc-barcelona-summary-goals-and-best-plays-of-the-supercopa-match_309937_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/athletic-club-0-2-fc-barcelona-resumen-goles-mejores-jugadas-supercopa_309937_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/athletic-club-0-2-fc-barcelona-summary-goals-and-best-plays-of-the-supercopa-match_309937_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Athletic Club 0-2 FC Barcelona: Resumen, goles y mejores jugadas del partido de la Supercopa\">0-2<\/a>) and, since the German coach arrived on the Bar\u00e7a bench, the Catalans have a perfect record against the &#8216;lions&#8217; (4) with **a balance of 11 goals for and only 1 against**.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udc49&nbsp;<strong>Lineups:<\/strong>&nbsp;Possible starting XIs for FC Barcelona and Athletic Club:&nbsp;<strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-vs-athletic-probable-lineups-and-team-absences_315689_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/barcelona-vs-athletic-alineaciones-probables-bajas-semifinal-supercopa_315689_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-vs-athletic-probable-lineups-and-team-absences_315689_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Barcelona vs Athletic: probable lineups and absences in the Super Cup semifinal\">SEE<\/a><\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Bar\u00e7a goes for its fourth consecutive final in the Spanish Super Cup<\/h2>  <p>Back in Arabia, Bar\u00e7a defends the crown won last year against Real Madrid (2-5) and goes in search of their fourth consecutive final. In the last four editions of the tournament, there has been a Cl\u00e1sico in the final, with two wins for the Blaugranas and one for the &#8216;Merengues&#8217; (2023).<\/p>  <p>The *cul\u00e9s* arrive in great form, with only two players out due to injury (Gavi and Christensen) and four consecutive clean sheets, three of them achieved by Joan Garc\u00eda. Furthermore, seven of Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s eight consecutive victories were by a two-goal margin, with the exception of the win against Eintracht (2-1)<\/p>  <table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width:100%;\"> <caption>LAST 5 MATCHES OF BAR\u00c7A AND ATHLETIC<\/caption> \t<thead><tr> <th scope=\"col\">W<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">BAR\u00c7A<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">ATHLETIC<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">W<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">W \ud83d\udfe2<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0-2 vs Espanyol<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1-1 vs Osasuna<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">W \ud83d\udfe1<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">W \ud83d\udfe2<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0-2 vs Villarreal<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1-2 vs Espanyol<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">L&nbsp;\ud83d\udd34<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">W \ud83d\udfe2<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0-2 vs Guadalajara*<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0-1 vs Ourense*<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">W \ud83d\udfe2<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">L \ud83d\udfe2<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2-0 vs Osasuna<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2-0 vs Celta<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">W&nbsp;\ud83d\udd34<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">L \ud83d\udfe2<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2-1 vs Eintracht*<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0-0 vs PSG*<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">L \ud83d\udfe1<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <ul> <li>*Champions League\/Copa del Rey Match<\/li> \t<li> <strong>S<\/strong>: Stadium<\/li> \t<li> <strong>L<\/strong>: Local<\/li> \t<li> <strong>V:<\/strong>&nbsp;Visitor<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Ernesto Valverde&#8217;s team, on the other hand, has had many performance problems in 25\/26. Offensively, **the Basques have barely scored 22 goals in 26 games**, 47 fewer than Bar\u00e7a in the same number of matches (69).The last time Athletic scored more than one goal in a match was on November 1st, in the defeat against Real Sociedad (3-2). The &#8216;Lions&#8217; will also be without several important defensive players, accumulating up to five injury absences<\/p>  <h2>Flick will make few changes for the semi-final against Athletic<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez during Bar\u00e7a-Athletic (4-0)\" data-id=\"1537608\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/fcbn-b7b985724eea75f4b84d1674ac537647.jpeg\" title=\"Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez during Bar\u00e7a-Athletic (4-0)\" width=\"1300\"><div class=\"media-title\">Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez during Bar\u00e7a-Athletic (4-0)<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>For Barcelona, the Spanish Super Cup arrives at a moment of calm regarding the team&#8217;s physical condition. <strong>Ronald Araujo<\/strong> has returned to training and traveled with the team to Jeddah, although the &#8216;charr\u00faa&#8217; has little chance of playing on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>Similarly, **Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez** and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/dani-olmo-reappeared-with-great-goal-his-fifth-of-25-26_315668_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/dani-olmo-reaparece-con-golazo-encaminar-victoria-barcelona-cornella_315668_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/dani-olmo-reappeared-with-great-goal-his-fifth-of-25-26_315668_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Dani Olmo reaparece con un golazo para encarrilar la victoria del Bar\u00e7a en Cornell\u00e0\">Dani Olmo<\/a> are fully recovered from their muscular problems. The Canary Islander should return to the starting XI in the Super Cup &#8216;semi&#8217;, accompanying Eric Garc\u00eda or Frenkie de Jong in midfield. **Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez** would also return to the starting lineup as an attacking midfielder.<\/p>  <p>In attack, the only doubt is the presence of **Ferran Torres or Robert Lewandowski** as the main forwards. **Raphinha** and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/lamine-yamal-absent-from-tuesday-training-session-in-jeddah_315688_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/supercopa-de-espana\/duda-athletic-lamine-yamal-no-entrena-previo-semi-supercopa_315688_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/lamine-yamal-absent-from-tuesday-training-session-in-jeddah_315688_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\u00bfDuda ante el Athletic? Lamine Yamal no entrena previo a la 'semi' de Supercopa\">Lamine Yamal<\/a> will be the wingers, although the &#8217;10&#8217; raised alarms on Tuesday after missing the pre-match training session.<\/p>  <p>The Matar\u00f3 player trained separately due to a stomach problem, but he will have no issues playing against Athletic. **The rest of the team is set in stone**, with Joan Garc\u00eda in goal and a defense made up of Jules Kound\u00e9, Pau Cubars\u00ed, Gerard Mart\u00edn, and Alejandro Balde.<\/p>  <ul> <li> <strong>\u2139\ufe0fCall-up<\/strong>: The players called up by Hansi Flick for the Spanish Super Cup <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/hansi-flick-squad-list-for-spanish-super-cup_315679_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/supercopa-de-espana\/lista-convocados-hansi-flick-supercopa-espana_315679_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/hansi-flick-squad-list-for-spanish-super-cup_315679_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lista de convocados de Hansi Flick para la Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\">SEE<\/a> <\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Athletic seeks to pull off a shock in Jeddah against a superior Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>  <p>Although the history between Barcelona and Athletic in the Spanish Super Cup is even, the current form of the two teams gives clear superiority and favoritism to the Catalans. Not in vain, **the Basques have gone almost two years without defeating Bar\u00e7a** (4-2 in extra time in the Copa quarterfinals).<\/p>  <p>Since then, they have only managed a goalless draw and have suffered four consecutive defeats, all against Hansi Flick&#8217;s team. <strong>In Spanish competitions, the German coach has won all the titles<\/strong> so far and hopes to successfully defend the Super Cup crown, the first of the four titles the Catalans are aiming for this 2026.<\/p>  <p>Thus, Bar\u00e7a arrives as the strong favorite to retain its hegemony in the Super Cup, although the Blaugrana face the semifinal against Athletic with maximum concentration. In the other bracket, there will be a Madrid derby, with the clash between <strong>Real and Atl\u00e9tico on Thursday the 8th<\/strong> (8:00 PM). The final is scheduled for Sunday the 12th at the same time in Jeddah.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>Follow the match live&nbsp;<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-athletic-club\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-athletic-club\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-athletic-club.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club\">FC Barcelona&nbsp;vs Athletic Club<\/a>&nbsp;on FC Barcelona Noticias and find out everything&nbsp;don&#8217;t miss a thing<\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona and Athletic face off in Jeddah for the 2026 Spanish Super Cup semifinal. 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