 TheEstadio La Cartuja inSeville hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2021 Supercopa de España | ||||||
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| Date | 17 January 2021 (2021-01-17) | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio de La Cartuja,Seville | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Iñaki Williams(Athletic Bilbao)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 10 °C (50 °F) 66%humidity[3] | ||||||
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The2021 Supercopa de España final decided the winner of the2021 Supercopa de España, the 37th edition of the annual Spanish football super cup competition. The match was played on 17 January 2021 at theEstadio de La Cartuja inSeville, Spain.[4] The match was aclásico betweenBarcelona andAthletic Bilbao.
Athletic Bilbao won the match 3–2 afterextra time to win their thirdSupercopa de España title.[5][6]
| Team | Qualification for tournament | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Barcelona | 2019–20 La Liga runners-up | 23 (1983,1985,1988,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1996,1997,1998,1999,2005,2006,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2015,2016,2017,2018) |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2019–20 Copa del Rey runners-up[a] | 4 (1983,1984,[b]2009,2015) |
| Barcelona | Round | Athletic Bilbao | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2020–21 Supercopa de España | Opponent | Result |
| Real Sociedad | 1–1 (a.e.t.), 3–2 (p) | Semi-finals | Real Madrid | 2–1 |
Barcelona took the lead in the 40th minute throughAntoine Griezmann who finished from a rebound after neat interplay betweenLionel Messi andJordi Alba. Athletic Bilbao replied immediately asÓscar de Marcos scored just two minutes later, assisted byIñaki Williams, to make it 1–1 going to half time. In the second half, Athletic Bilbao had a goal ruled out for a narrowoffside in the 55th minute viaVAR afterRaúl García's header found the back of the net. Griezmann got his second goal in the 77th minute from another Jordi Alba's cross to give Barcelona the lead again, before substituteAsier Villalibre's 90th-minute equaliser, a volley from anIker Muniain free kick, forced the game into extra time. Athletic Bilbao started well in the extra period and got their third, match-winning goal in the 93rd minute through a curling drive into the top corner from Williams, who was subsequently named man of the match. Barcelona captain Messi was sent off in the final minutes for striking Villalibre as Barcelona ended the game with 10 players on the pitch.[7]
| Barcelona | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Athletic Bilbao |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules
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