Thursday, 18 August 2016

Arda Turan scores twice as Barcelona win Spanish Super Cup

arcelona defeated Sevilla 5 – 0 on aggregate to win the Spanish Super Cup – Arda Turan scored twice in the second leg as Barca wins their first title of the season Barcelona have won the 2016 Spanish Super Cup following a 5 – 0 aggregate win over Sevilla.Arda Turan scored twice and Lionel Messi once in the second leg as Barcelona earned a 3-0 victory over Sevilla.Barcelona celebrate winning the 2016 Spanish Super CupTurkey midfielder Turan slotted in the first goal at the Nou Camp from Messi’s through pass in the 10th minute.Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo then saved Vicente Iborra’s penalty after Samuel Umtiti handled the ball in the box.Turan chipped in his second shortly after the break, with Messi guiding in a sublime header for the third.It is the first time Barcelona have won the Spanish Super Cup since 2013 while Sevilla have now lost a second title this season after Real Madrid defeated them in the UEFA Super Cup.The two-legged match usually pitches the league champions against the Copa del Rey winners. However, as Luis Enrique’s team won both trophies last season, Sevilla took part as Copa del Rey runners-up.Both sides begin their La Liga season on Saturday, with champions Barcelona at home to Real Betis, while Sevilla, who finished seventh last May,host Espanyol.

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