after being thrashed at the San Mames in the first leg, Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp by Athletic Bilbao, who won the Spanish Super Cup 5-1 on aggregate.
It
means that fireworks are needed from Lionel Messi and he put his side
1-0 up on the stroke of half-time. But Gerard Pique was sent off shortly
into the second period before Aritz Aduriz slotted in the goal that
sealed glory for Bilbao.
Follow the action as it happened with JACK BEZANTS.
Pedro (right)_ opens fire at goal as Barcelona try to break down Athletic Bilbao's 4-0 lead
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That's all from me
Thanks for joining as Athletic Bilbao hold Barcelona to a 1-1 draw to lift the Spanish Super Cup. Goodnight!
22:58
Not a good start for Barcelona
Luis Enrique makes his players stay out on the pitch to show respect to Bilbao, who now have hold of the trophy.
Enrique and Barcelona will have a chance to put this right at the weekend. They face Bilbao back at the San Mames on Sunday in the opening weekend of La Liga fixtures.
Enrique and Barcelona will have a chance to put this right at the weekend. They face Bilbao back at the San Mames on Sunday in the opening weekend of La Liga fixtures.
22:53
FT Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao's players are dancing on the Nou Camp pitch. They
followed up a stunning performance Friday at the San Mames by a
disciplined display that nullified Barcelona's feared attack.
They beat Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate to win the Super Cup. Barcelona's players look shell-shocked.
They beat Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate to win the Super Cup. Barcelona's players look shell-shocked.
22:48
Luis Enrique dejected
Losing with silverware in sight is not something Luis Enrique
or Barcelona are used to but the manager has the look of a man who
knows his fate now.
We are in the 90th minute at the Nou Camp and three minutes have been added on.
We are in the 90th minute at the Nou Camp and three minutes have been added on.
Aritz Aduriz celebrates scoring for Bilbao against Barcelona
22:44
Red card! Kike Sola!
High leg down the shin on Javier Mascherano and he is sent
off about four minutes after coming on! It was untidy but not
mailicious, however he cannot have any complaints.
Three minutes left plus added time.
Three minutes left plus added time.
Aduriz taken off by Bilbao
Aduriz comes off with 10 minutes left and Kike Sola replaces
him. Aduriz is greeted gleefully by his team mates as he takes his seat
on the Bilbao bench.
He has scored four times in two games against Barcelona and Bilbao have a Europa League qualifier on Thursday they will need him to prepare for.
He has scored four times in two games against Barcelona and Bilbao have a Europa League qualifier on Thursday they will need him to prepare for.
Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 75 mins
De Marcos wins a header against Mathieu and the ball drops to the feet of Aduriz just outside the penalty area.
But nobody is anywhere near the forward, who has acres of space due to Pique's dismissal. Aduriz shoots low and Bravo, who has rushed out of his goal, parries the attempt back into his feet and he slots home.
That is surely that!
But nobody is anywhere near the forward, who has acres of space due to Pique's dismissal. Aduriz shoots low and Bravo, who has rushed out of his goal, parries the attempt back into his feet and he slots home.
That is surely that!
22:32
Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Barcelona
Aduriz kills the tie!
22:31
Suarez so close!
The Messi-Suarez combination is a dangerous one and the Argentina forward feeds the former Liverpool man this time.
Suarez then surges forward and shoots from the edge of the area with his left foot but the attempt is wide.
Suarez then surges forward and shoots from the edge of the area with his left foot but the attempt is wide.
22:27
70 mins, Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Barca seem set to win the battle but lose the war. They lead Bilbao 1-0, need three more to avoid defeat.
22:26
Subs for Bilbao and Barcelona
Elustondo replaces Etxeita for Bilbao. Rakitic and Pedro off for Munir and Sandro for Barcelona.
22:21
Snapshot from Suarez
But the forward drills a low shot straight at Iraizoz from 25 yards.
22:19
62 mins, Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
But Barcelona are down to 10 men as Gerard Pique has been sent off. 30 minutes left, three goals needed at the Nou Camp.
22:18
Rakitic misses a sitter!
Barca get forward down the left from the corner and Mathieu
sends the ball across the six yard area where Rakitic is there to meet
it but the playmaker sends it the wrong side of the post! Ugly miss.
22:16
Red card Pique!
The defender has been given his marching orders! He was
incensed that Aduriz was not flagged offside and kept on remonstrating
with officials furiously... and the referee has sent him off!
Aduirz close
The Bilbao striker works a yard of space between Pique and Mathieu and gets a shot away which Bravo turns behind the post.
22:11
Tepid start from Barcelona
Barca looked rattled, Bilbao look comfortable. They are putting their foot on the ball and passing it round in Barcelona's half.
Suarez stabs the ball into the path of Pedro as Barca try to spring a counter attack but once again, a Barcelona forward is flagged offside.
Suarez stabs the ball into the path of Pedro as Barca try to spring a counter attack but once again, a Barcelona forward is flagged offside.
22:05
Pictures of the goalmouth scramble
Iraizoz refused to let go of the ball when Messi scored just
before half-time. Bilbao will need more of that stubbornness in this
half.
22:03
Players back out on the pitch
Barcelona begin the hunt for three more goals to avoid defeat in Super Cup final. The second half has just started.
21:48
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao HT
It was one of the final incidents of the half. Barcelona's
first shot on target is rewarded with a goal and it gives them hope.
They need three more.
21:46
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Hope springs eternal at the Nou Camp and it is that man Lionel Messi once again.
Rakitic flicks the ball high across the penalty area and Suarez leaps high to chest the ball down and Messi, on the run, cushions it with one touch and lashes it home with the next.
As the Barca fans roar into life, the Barca squad desperately try and grab the ball out of the grasp of Bilbao goalkeeper Iraizoz. He is not letting go, despite about five players trying to get it off him and the referee has to break it up before it turns into something nasty. Pedro gets booked.
Rakitic flicks the ball high across the penalty area and Suarez leaps high to chest the ball down and Messi, on the run, cushions it with one touch and lashes it home with the next.
As the Barca fans roar into life, the Barca squad desperately try and grab the ball out of the grasp of Bilbao goalkeeper Iraizoz. He is not letting go, despite about five players trying to get it off him and the referee has to break it up before it turns into something nasty. Pedro gets booked.
21:43
GOAL! 1-0 Barcelona, Messi
Glorious chance... for Bilbao!
Eraso pounces on a poor pass from Mathieu and he bursts into
the Barca penalty area. He has two options and enough time to
acknowledge both: shoot, or pass to Aduriz who is alone in the centre
and would have the simplest of finishes to apply to kill the encounter.
But Eraso shoots high into the side netting and Barcelona breathe a sigh of relief. How costly could that miss be? It was the best chance of the game.
But Eraso shoots high into the side netting and Barcelona breathe a sigh of relief. How costly could that miss be? It was the best chance of the game.
21:35
Iniesta way over
This is getting to look very poor for Barcelona now.
Ivan Rakitic works an opening down the right and cuts it back to Andres Iniesta on the edge of the area.
Sadly for Luis Enrique, Iniesta's shot would have been at home in the Rugby World Cup rather than the Nou Camp.
Poor finishing is costing Barcelona.
Ivan Rakitic works an opening down the right and cuts it back to Andres Iniesta on the edge of the area.
Sadly for Luis Enrique, Iniesta's shot would have been at home in the Rugby World Cup rather than the Nou Camp.
Poor finishing is costing Barcelona.
21:31
Boveda booked, free-kick in Messi range
Boveda has spent two years on loan at Eibar. This is his
first start for Bilbao since 2009. And he has been booked for bringing
down Iniesta about 25 yards out.
Messi, who else, stands over the ball but curls it on to the roof of the net.
Messi, who else, stands over the ball but curls it on to the roof of the net.
21:28
Pedro lets fly
This could possible be Pedro's last Barcelona appearance but
he was unable to hit the back of the net with a chance at the start of
the game at the Nou Camp.
Bilbao with a corner
But it is light relief for the visitors as Pique gets it away with a trademark towering header.
Barca are still looking to break the offside trap with a through ball. Maybe time to start some that one-touch passing they are famed for.
Barca are still looking to break the offside trap with a through ball. Maybe time to start some that one-touch passing they are famed for.
Bilbao stubborn, 0-0 after 20 minutes
20 minutes gone at the Nou Camp and while it is Barcelona who
have the upper hand in terms of proceedings on the night, it is Bilbao
whose four-goal advantage is preserved.
21:14
Suarez offside again
Low ball forward from Iniesta sees Suarez hit the burners but
the linesman's flag is up, much to the striker's disdain but it is a
correct decision.
That's the second time this Bilbao defence, which is under pressure but looks organised, has executed the offside trap to perfection against Suarez.
That's the second time this Bilbao defence, which is under pressure but looks organised, has executed the offside trap to perfection against Suarez.
21:10
Pique staying forward
Andres Iniesta tried to thread in Gerard Pique, yes Gerard
Pique, but the defender who is again positioned as a centre-forward
cannot find his stride to reach the ball.
21:08
Pique hits the bar!
He's got to score! Play is scrambled down the left but a low
cross eventually comes in at the feet of Gerard Pique, who turns the
ball against crossbar from about eight yards on the half volley. He's
usually so composed in the other box, especially for a defender!
Moments earlier, Pedro turned a half-chance over the bar form the edge of the area.
Electrifying start from Barcelona!
Moments earlier, Pedro turned a half-chance over the bar form the edge of the area.
Electrifying start from Barcelona!
21:06
Messi sent sprawling
An incisive pass between the centre-back and left-back by
Dani Alves instantly unhinges the Bilbao defence and gives Messi a
glimpse of an opening into the penalty area.
But the Argentina international runs out of pitch to keep the ball in, and his momentum takes him into the cameramen behind the byline.
But the Argentina international runs out of pitch to keep the ball in, and his momentum takes him into the cameramen behind the byline.
We're underway
No side has never come from four down and won the Spanish Super Cup. Can Barcelona be the first?
We're underway and there is a ferocious atmosphere at the Nou Camp. Suarez already narrowly caught offside inside 30 seconds.
We're underway and there is a ferocious atmosphere at the Nou Camp. Suarez already narrowly caught offside inside 30 seconds.
20:58
Players in the tunnel
Both sets of players are walking on to the pitch. Gerard
Pique shoots a glare at the Super Cup while Bilbao's players wave at
their fans way up in the gods at the Nou Camp. Kick-off imminent.
This is what they are playing for
20:45
Barcelona warming up
Two to watch for Bilbao
And they are the two scorers from Friday's game.
Mikel San Jose used to be on the books at Liverpool when Rafa Benitez was manager. He is comfortable either as a central defender or defensive midfielder and is a valuable cog in this Bilbao side.
Further up the pitch, Aritz Aduriz might be 34 but he last week's hat-trick saw some of the most clinical finishing of his life against Barcelona. His confidence will be oozing tonight and Barca cannot afford for him to even get a sniff if they are to life the cup tonight.
Mikel San Jose used to be on the books at Liverpool when Rafa Benitez was manager. He is comfortable either as a central defender or defensive midfielder and is a valuable cog in this Bilbao side.
Further up the pitch, Aritz Aduriz might be 34 but he last week's hat-trick saw some of the most clinical finishing of his life against Barcelona. His confidence will be oozing tonight and Barca cannot afford for him to even get a sniff if they are to life the cup tonight.
Athletic Bilbao's Mikel San Jose (right) celebrates his goal during their Spanish Super Cup first leg match
20:29
Bilbao bench
Elustondo, Kike Sola, Iago HerrerÃn, Mikel Rico, Aketxe, Sabin and Lekue.
Kick off in 30 minutes at the Nou Camp.
Kick off in 30 minutes at the Nou Camp.
20:22
Barcelona subs
Athletic Bilbao team
Iraizoz; De Marcos, Balenziaga, Etxeita, Laporte, Gurpegi, Benat, Eraso, Boveda, Aduriz, Susaeta.
20:11
Barcelona team is in
20:08
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to Sportsmail's live coverage of the
Spanish Super Cup final second leg between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao
at the Nou Camp.
We could be in for a memorable evening tonight. Barcelona were thrashed 4-0 on Friday by Bilbao. They will be angry and riled, desperate for revenge.
And if they are to win the trophy tonight, there will need to be some magic from Messrs Messi and Suarez.
Who wants to miss that? Follow it all here as it happens.
We could be in for a memorable evening tonight. Barcelona were thrashed 4-0 on Friday by Bilbao. They will be angry and riled, desperate for revenge.
And if they are to win the trophy tonight, there will need to be some magic from Messrs Messi and Suarez.
Who wants to miss that? Follow it all here as it happens.
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