Lamine Yamal and Gavi Páez scored to lead Barcelona past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and into the Spanish Super Cup final on Wednesday. Gavi scored in the 17th minute of the semifinal for his first goal since the midfielder returned to playing in October after a serious leg injury that sidelined him for nearly a year.

Barcelona star Gavi this evening made use of the opportunity to send a message of support to teammate Dani Olmo.Barca are of course currently locked in action, in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 9, (AP): Lamine Yamal and Gavi Páez scored to lead Barcelona past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and into the Spanish Super Cup final. Gavi scored in the 17th minute of the semifinal for his first goal since the midfielder returned to playing in October after a serious leg injury that sidelined him for nearly a year.

The Catalans are through to their third successive Supercopa de Espana final, but were made to work to ensure their appearance in Sunday's showpiece

Barcelona are aiming for their first trophy of the season, and they are so far on course to give themselves the best chance of success in the Spanish Super Cup after taking an early lead in their

Athletic had left a not fully fit Nico Williams out of the starting side but the winger was called into action with his side trailing, but their best chance fell to his brother Inaki who pulled his shot wide from a decent position.

Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium here on Wednesday.