Barcelona boss, Ronald Koeman, has said that Athletic Bilbao defeated his team 3-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday because his players were \u2018very tired\u2019.<\/p>\n
Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Oscar de Marcos and Asier Villalibre ensured both Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao played 2-2 after 90 minutes and forced an extra 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
However, Inaki Williams\u2019s brilliant strike in extra-time gave Athletic the victory over Koeman\u2019s men at Seville\u2019s La Cartuja stadium, as Lionel Messi was sent off in the final stages.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to analyze the game. It\u2019s difficult. We are sad and disappointed because we wanted to win,\u201d Koeman was quoted by Mundo Deportivo as saying after the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a step backwards. A title is convenient to show that you\u2019re on the right path, but we have still shown that we are.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have done everything to win, but we were very tired. For many players, it will prove a good experience to have played in this final.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barcelona\u2019s next match is against Cornella in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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