Soccercorner.org - After getting their fourth trophy in 2015, Barcelona can move closer to securing brand-new trophy, the Supercopa de Espana, in the first leg final match against Athletic Bilbao (15/8).
However, the Catalan club can no longer guard down and conceded a lot of goals after winning away, as they did in the final game against Sevilla yesterday's European Super.
The match will be held at San Mames will be colored by the uncertainty surrounding the future of Pedro Rodriguez, who surprisingly is not derived as a starter in Tbilisi, and it was replaced by Rafinha.
But the main attention will be focused instead on trying to add to their trophy collection, as the target of securing a team of six titles in one year (sextuple), an achievement that they've done in the past 2009 years.
Luis Enrique and his men succeeded in winning the Copa del Rey with relative ease in May, after defeating Athetlic Bilbao 3-1 in the final match at the Camp Nou. But of course it is expected camps San Mames no longer occur in this week's game.
Bilbao will be hoping to emulate the spirit of Sevilla in a match against Barcelona, where Unai Emery's side had equalized after lagging 1-4, before losing to a goal by Pedro in extra innings.
Barca certainly can not be lowered Jordi Alba (hamstring) and Neymar (mumps virus), while the Bilbao camp must be willing to lose Iker Muniain, which should increase the operating table because of damaged ligaments in May.
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