The 2015 Supercopa de España was a two-legged football match-up that was played in August 2015 between Athletic Bilbao, runners-up of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, and Barcelona, the champions of 2014–15 La Liga and the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, making it a rematch of the 2015 Copa del Rey final.
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| Date | 14 August 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | San Mamés, Bilbao | ||||||
| Referee | José Luis González González[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 17 August 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Camp Nou, Barcelona | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Velasco Carballo[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 88,834 | ||||||
Athletic Bilbao won the trophy 5–1 on aggregate to win the club's first competitive title since winning the 1983–84 Copa del Rey.[2][3]Aritz Aduriz scored a hat-trick for Athletic Bilbao in the first leg in a 4–0 win on 14 August. He added a fourth goal three days later in the second leg, which ended in a 1–1 draw at the Camp Nou.[4][5]
Background edit
This was the 26th appearance of Barcelona in the Supercopa, more than any other club. For Athletic Bilbao, it was their fifth appearances in the competition. The duel between the two clubs in the Supercopa was the fourth, with Barcelona winning on all the three previous occasions.[citation needed]
Match details edit
First leg edit
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Second leg edit
| Barcelona | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Messi  43' | Report | Aduriz 74' |
     Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "González González y Velasco Carballo, los árbitros de la Supercopa de España". laliga.es. 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao hold off Barcelona to claim Spanish Super Cup". Guardian. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Relive Barcelona's Spanish Super cup defeat". BBC Sport. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Aritz Aduriz leads Athletic Bilbao to 4-0 Super Cup win over Barcelona". Guardian. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Barcelona thrashed 4-0 by Bilbao". BBC Sport. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
