Lamine Yamal and Gavi Páez scored to lead Barcelona past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and into the Spanish Super Cup final on Wednesday. Gavi scored in the 17th minute of the semifinal for his first goal since the midfielder returned to playing in October after a serious leg injury that sidelined him for nearly a year.

Barcelona are into the Supercopa de Espana final, having done enough to beat Athletic Club by a 2-0 score-line in their semi-final tie in Saudi Arabia. Hansi Flick’s side have endured a turgid win-less run in La Liga since early December,

Barcelona booked their place in the Spanish Super Cup final as they eased past Athletic Club at the King Abdullah Sports City, with goals from Gavi (20) and Lamine Yamal (17) sealing a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Basque side.

Athletic looked more likely to find a response as the first half went on, as Iñaki Williams offered a threat and forced Wojciech Szczesny to be alert in the Barcelona goal, but Barcelona held onto their advantage heading into the interval.

Barcelona face off against Athletic Bilbao in the first semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday at the King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia.

Two up-and-coming members of the first-team ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona made the difference on Wednesday, as Hansi Flick’s troops booked their spot in the final of the Spanish Super

FC Barcelona training at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on Monday in preparation for the semi-final match of the Spanish Super Cup.