Ekun Samuel, 15 August 2015.
FC Barcelona was ruthlessly destroyed by the host's resilience attack and close marking that saw them defeat Barcelona in a four goal thriller.
Hat-trick from Aritz Aduriz who has been Athletic Bilbao top goal scorer for the past three seasons sunked the Catalonian's after an initial opener from defensive midfielder Mikel San Jose scoring after 13 minutes with a superb strike from midfield after an error from Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
Barcelona failed to produce the scintillating display they produced against Sevilla on Tuesday in the UEFA Super Cup that ended in a thrilling 5-4 rattling of goals as Barca won their first trophy of the season.
Despite Luis Suarez and Messi spearheading thier attack, that couldn't ignite the spark to even produce a goal.
Barcelona are now left with huge task of overturning a huge goal deficit, as the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup will be played on Monday next week in Camp Nou.
