Barça's Four-Goal Blitz: A Historic Half-Time Break in the Spanish Super Cup Semi
7 January 2026
Barça's four-goal burst sets the tone
Barcelona went into halftime with a historic four-nil lead over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final, staged in Saudi Arabia. The tone was set early as the Blaugrana pressed relentlessly and turned chances into goals.
Scorers and sequence
In a 16-minute blitz, Ferran Torres opened at 22 minutes, Fermin López doubled the lead at 30, Rony Bardji added a third at 34, and Rafinha completed the scoring at 38.
Broadcast, stats and next steps
The match is shown exclusively on the Eight App, the Saudi broadcaster's streaming partner for the competition. Opta notes that Barcelona became the first side to score four before the break in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final.
The winner will face the victor of tomorrow's Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid clash in the final on Sunday. Bilbao's deficit in the first half marks a rare defensive collapse across competitions.
Two light notes: Punchlines follow.
PUNCHLINE 1: Four goals in 16 minutes—Barça just released the fastest-ever football mini-series; episode one ends at halftime.
PUNCHLINE 2: If goals were targets, Barça earned a perfect sniper score—one shot, four hits, and the match basically wrapped itself.
