Barcelona to meet Athletic Bilbao in Super Cup semi on 7 Jan 2026

Goal reports Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao at King Abdullah Sports City in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final on 7 Jan 2026, with kick-off at 14:00 EST / 19:00 GMT.

Barca arrive here in good spirits after eventually dispatching city rivals Espanyol 2-0 in LaLiga with late goals from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski, and have now won eight matches on the bounce across all competitions since a defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League. Bilbao have only won once in their last five across all competitions, against Ourense in the Copa del Rey, and have failed to score more than once in any of their last seven matches; brothers Inaki and Nico Williams should both start for Bilbao in wide attacking areas. Barca could have defensive lynchpin Ronald Araujo back in the squad after a spell out to protect his mental health.

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The winner will advance to the Super Cup final to take on either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.

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