Barca ease to Super Cup glory

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Barcelona picked up the first Spanish silverware of the season as they beat Sevilla 3-0 at the Nou Camp to seal a 5-0 aggregate Super Cup success, in a match which saw Claudio Bravo save a penalty.

The league holders were at their fluent best going forward, and took a deserved lead after ten minutes through Arda Turan, but they had reported Manchester City target Bravo to thank for keeping them in the contest, as the Barca stopper saved Vicente Iborra’s 33rd minute spot-kick.

After the break, the Blaugrana cemented their dominance with two further strikes – one a delightful Arda curler two minutes after half-time and the other a Messi header eight minutes later – sealing a comfortable success.

Luis Enrique has now won every trophy possible as Barcelona manager as his side sent a clear message to their title rivals ahead of the new La Liga season.

Enrique chose to rest Luis Suarez but still …

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