There was no chance for a miracle. Athletic Bilbao survived Barcelona's vicious attack, while Aritz Aduriz wrote his name in the team's record books for giving Los Leones their first trophy since 1984. The Basque striker netted the ball with almost ten minutes to go in the game to assure his team's upset against Los Blaugranas, destroying their hopes of winning six trophies just like they did in 2009.
Barcelona fans had some hope of a possible miracle after Lionel Messi managed to score the first one for the hosts. Luis Suarez assisted "La Pulga" with the chest before the Argentine scored the first one. Nevertheless, Barcelona's strikers were not as sharp as their fans would've expected, while Gerard Pique lost his temper and won himself a red card with 30 minutes left in the game. With ten men on the pitch, Aduriz's goal gave the Lions the title, starting celebrations for the away team.
Aduriz's display was highly praised by fans and experts, while some fans will not forgive Pique's red card for a long time. Here are the best comments about the Spanish Super Copa's second leg.
So Piqué, how many goals did Athletic Bilbao score against your team? #Karma pic.twitter.com/kR2BUseSDY
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) August 17, 2015
Congrats @AthleticClub for defeating Barcelona & winning the super cup!! (and getting pique back for us)
— Rey (@ReyLaMadrid) August 17, 2015
Piqué has been trending WW almost everyday for the past week. What an icon
— rachel (@_shakirugh) August 17, 2015
Pique got sent off for hurting the linesman's feelings, Kike Sola got sent off for almost breaking someone's leg.
— dc (@david4bcn) August 17, 2015
Gerard Piqué's red card tonight was his first since 19 January 2013 (then against Real Sociedad) #fcblive [via @whoscored]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) August 17, 2015
"Athletic wins their first title in 31 years. Only Iraizoz, Gurpegui and Aduriz had been born back then"
FCB 1-1 ATH (FT) - El Athletic vuelve a ganar un título, 31 años después. Del actual plantel, sólo Iraizoz, Gurpegui y Aduriz habían nacido.
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) August 17, 2015
Aduriz, the FIRST and ONLY player to have scored four goals in a SuperCopa series. #AupaAduriz pic.twitter.com/NQXlpK8FRX
— Athletic Club Talk (@AthleticStats_) August 17, 2015
ADURIZ I SALUTE YOU
— M. (@DareToJese) August 17, 2015
Aduriz you legend!!! #AupaAthletic https://t.co/aLXN8dGMAA
— Athletic Irish Fans (@AthleticIrish) August 17, 2015
Aritz Aduriz cost @AthleticClub €2.5m. That's roughly 2% of a Luis Suarez.
— Athletic Club UK (@AthleticClubUK) August 17, 2015
"Watch us comeback" they said "Messi would turn up" they said "We will win the trophy at home' they said But Aduriz said no
— Kay Baba (@datGuyKOFO) August 17, 2015
Forget about his prattish antics and applaud Aritz Aduriz. Four goals in a week against Barça is astounding. Getting better with age. #Vino
— Sameer Riyaz (@SameerRiyaz13) August 17, 2015