Barcelona are into their third successive Spanish Tremendous Cup ultimate after a powerful 2-0 victory over Athletic Membership of their semi-final conflict in Jeddah.
Hansi Flick opted to begin with Gavi, who was within the line-up for under the fourth time since coming back from an 11-month damage absence. His inclusion paid off as he scored the opening purpose after 17 minutes, firing dwelling from shut vary after an Alejandro Balde cut-back.
Barcelona had a number of large possibilities to double the benefit within the first half, however poor finishes from Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski meant that it stayed at 1-0 on the interval. Nonetheless, the second purpose did arrive eight minutes into the second half as Lamine Yamal netted on his return to the beginning line-up after three weeks out.
In the long run, these two targets had been sufficient for Barcelona, who will tackle Actual Madrid or Mallorca in Sunday’s ultimate. Flick will even have the ability to rely on Dani Olmo and Pau Victor for that match after the Greater Sports activities Council (CSD) issued a precautionary measure hours earlier than the semi-final.