It was Barcelona’s 13th Supercup and sixth in the last nine seasons.
However, Sevilla squandered a golden chance to send the match into extra-time when Wissam Ben Yedder’s last-minute penalty was saved by Barcelon’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Sevilla got the lead through Pablo Sarabia after just nine minutes on a counter-attack. Gerard Pique, who recently announced his international retirement with Spain last Saturday, levelled three minutes before the half-time break for Barcelona after he was fastest to respond to a loose ball following a Messi free-kick.
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That set the stage for French star Dembele to take the headlines in the Sevilla vs Barcelona game with a 78th minute screamer from 25 yards and again Messi played a crucial role with the key pass.
There was still time for late drama when Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen brought down Aleix Vidal in the area as the Sevilla youngster closed in on an equaliser. But Ben Yedder hit a weak penalty in the Sevilla vs Barcelona gamenwhich was easily saved by Ter Stegen.
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Sevilla qualified for Sunday’s match as last season’s Copa del Rey runners-up, after Barcelona won the league and cup double.
Barcelona have taken part in nine of the last 10 Super Cups, but this was the first to take place over just one leg and in a foreign country.
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