Overview
- Raphinha scored twice, with Ferrán Torres, Fermín López and Roony Bardghji adding goals in the 5-0 semifinal win.
- Barcelona will play the winner of Real Madrid vs Atlético de Madrid in Sunday’s final on 11 January in Jeddah.
- Lamine Yamal began on the bench after missing the previous day’s training for precautionary reasons and came on as a substitute.
- Match reports cited Barcelona’s control with roughly 82% possession and Athletic limited to almost no shots on target.
- The single-match semifinal was held at King Abdullah Sports City (Alinma Bank Stadium) with Isidro Díaz de Mera refereeing and Jorge Figueroa Vázquez on VAR.