MADRID: Barcelona needs to produce a monumental fightback on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to add the Spanish Super Cup to the four trophies they have already won in 2015 as they trail Athletic Bilbao 4-0 heading into the second leg.

An under-strength Barca side was blown away by the Basques on Friday as they exacted revenge for defeat in May’s Copa del Rey final at the Camp Nou thanks to Aritz Aduriz’s hat-trick and a spectacular opener from just inside the Barca half by Mikel San Jose.

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