Sports digest: Bilbao ends Barcelona’s title bid
Athletic Bilbao ended a 31-year trophy drought with a 1-1 draw at Barcelona on Monday, claiming the Spanish Super Cup with a 5-1 aggregate victory over the reigning European soccer champions.
Bilbao won Friday’s first leg 4-0.
Bilbao won its last title in 1984, when it beat Barcelona 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final.
The result means Barcelona can’t match the six titles it won in a single calendar year under Pep Guardiola in 2009. Last week, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup after completing a rare treble of the Champions League, Spanish League and Copa del Rey last season, and it will play in the Club World Cup in December.