Union against desolation, the attitudes before the extension

A picture is worth a thousand words. A saying that takes on special importance when taking a look at the table prior to the start of extra time between Barcelona and Athletic. The blaugrana looked like super-champions of Spain when, in the 89th minute, Asier Villalibre finished off with his heart a lateral foul with signs of the last bullet. The Buffalo got it right. Gil Manzano whistled for the end shortly after and in the talk prior to overtime, two very different teams could be seen in terms of their mood.

Athletic in full, with adrenaline through the roof, hugged together. While Barça, still knocked out by the final blow, expected the game to resume with arms akimbo and scattered across the field. This image captured by the cameras of #Vamos moments before the beginning of the final half hour speaks for itself.

Final onslaught

Already in the added time, Iñaki Williams was in charge of making the illusion of the snapshot a reality with a sublime hit that meant the final 2-3. The Blaugrana team found themselves with a jug of frozen water when they had not yet recovered from Villalibre's blow and could not reverse a final that ended up dyed with rojiblanco and with Messi as the unexpected protagonist due to his expulsion at the last minute.

The lions won their third Super Cup and Marcelino sealed one of the fastest and most successful lacerations in memory. In 14 days he managed to turn a depressed team into the group that embraced together to beat Madrid and Barça. As we say, an image that is worth more than all these words.