Bilbao, Spain hosted an incredible celebration for their returning Supercopa champions, Athletic Bilbao, who took down La Liga’s toughest opponent. A 31 year drought of trophies is now history for Athletic Bilbao supporters, and they showed exactly how much it meant.
La felicidad es esto #supertxapeldunak pic.twitter.com/DaGAbDUhHE
— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) August 18, 2015
Bilbao didn’t just win the Supercopa, either. They thumped Barcelona, who are the most successful club in the Supercopa, with a 5-1 aggregate scoreline.
The celebrations will last a long time in Bilbao. With the new La Liga season beginning this weekend, Athletic has a lot to look forward to after their unbelievable triumph over Barcelona. In a perfect turn of events, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao face each other in the La Liga opener for the third time in August. Expect a fierce match between the two as Barcelona will be looking for revenge against the Basque Country club.