WATCH: Gavi gives Barcelona the early lead in the Spanish Super Cup

Barcelona are aiming for their first trophy of the season and are so far on course to have the best chance of success in the Spanish Super Cup after taking an early lead in their semi-final clash against Athletic Club.

The first goal came in the 17th minute and it is a wonderful goal from the Barcelona team. Pedri escapes before Alejandro Balde intervenes, whose cut is converted into the back of the net by Gavi, who dedicated the goal to his teammate Dani Olmo.

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥!

👉 Gavi scores to overtake Barça in the semi-final. Good play by the culés that ends with the first goal of the match.

🆚 @AthleticClub – @FCBarcelona_es Me 0-1 Me 17′

📺 @MovistarFutbol #SuperSupercup pic.twitter.com/7n02EcdD3W

—RFEF (@rfef) January 8, 2025

Gavi dedicated his goal to Olmo. pic.twitter.com/bE8z3jFX6M

— Things from Barça Indonesia (@barcastuff_idn) January 8, 2025

It’s a brilliant moment for Gavi, who scores for the first time since returning from an 11-month absence with an ACL injury. Barcelona have been known for their early goals this season, and that is crucial as they are now in control of this complicated test. Hansi Flick will be very happy with the start his team has made in Jeddah and will hope to be able to maintain this lead at the end, although there is still a long way to go.