Lionel Messi 5, Antoine Griezmann 8, Ousmane Dembele 7: Barcelona player ratings v Athletic Bilbao

Catalans lose 3-2 after extra time in the Spanish Super Cup final

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – 6. Tipped a 25th minute shot over as the plan of Marcelino, Athletic’s new coach, to press Barca worked. His players were up for it and would put three past the German – none of which were his fault. Getty Images

Sergino Dest – 6. Back in side and not always easy for him as Athletic pressed the space behind Dembele. Did OK but taken off at half time, probably as the American is just back from injury. AFP

Ronald Araujo – 7. Superb in dispossessing Williams and stretched towards a Griezmann first half corner but couldn’t connect. Gave ball away in front of his own goal as the Basques pressed for a winner in the second, but he’s a fantastic young central defender. AP

Clement Lenglet – 6. Booked. As usual. And led a defence which was undone three times by balls through them and saw a goal against as a result – two of them resulting in goals. AP

Jordi Alba – 7. Combined with Messi as usual to set up Griezmann opener. Searched for an offside for Athletic’s opener after Di Marcos slipped in front of him – but his defence was undone by a superb Williams’ ball. Set up Griezmann with a cross for Barca’s second. Always a threat on the left. Booked for moaning. AP

Sergio Busquets – 6. Cut a dispirited figure as he collected the runners up shield after Messi was sent off, but he knew the Basques deserved their victory after taking the game to the Catalans from the start. Getty Images

Frenkie De Jong – 6. Smashed in extra time in a clash of heads with Raul Garcia which looked like it could be serious. He’ll feel it today, but quickly returned to the pitch – only to be pulled to the ground by the tenacious Basques who’d already knocked Real Madrid out. Moved back to central defender as Barca. AP

Pedri – 6. Superb young midfielder who was man of the match against Athletic in the league last week, but left the field exhausted. Reuters

Lionel Messi - 5. In-form and the top scorer in La Liga, the Argentine played through the middle and shot over from distance after 37 minutes as Barca pushed for an opener. Twice involved in the move which led to it, but otherwise quiet and probably not 100 per cent fit, so why did he play 120 minutes? Barca needed their best game changer at the top of his game. What they got was a man sent off for violet conduct in the 120th minute for swinging an arm at an opponent. Reuters

Ousmane Dembele – 7 Whipped a ball into Messi and fantastic ball to Alba to set up Griezmann for second goal. Otherwise looked tired. AFP

Antoine Griezmann – 8 Gave ball away after five minutes but began to concentrate and put the ball into the net for the first after 40 minutes and danced in his celebration. Scored the second, steering a ball from Alba at the near post after 76 minutes after Athletic had a Raul Garcia header ruled offside. It was. Just. Smashed a volley wife after 110 minutes as his team chased equaliser. AP

Oscar Mingueza - 6. On for Dest at half time. His fresh legs had the measure of Munian. Steady. Getty Images

Miralem Pjanic – 5. On for Pedri 88. Brought on to see the game out found himself on a team conceding two goals in three minutes – the second a superb Williams’ curling shot - and chasing a game with exhausted players (no match photo available). Courtesy FC Barcelona

Martin Braithwaite – 4. On for Dembele 88. Came on in the minute the Basques equalised and did little in 32 minutes on the pitch. Reuters

Riqui Puig On for Busquets after 97. The Barça youngster is hugely talented and fans want him to succeed. Barça’s last three coaches have been slightly less enthused (no match photo available). AP

Trincao On for Lenglet after 106 minutes. Getty Images

Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career in the closing stages of extra time as they lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.

Messi, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the semi-final victory over Real Sociedad through injury, was dismissed after striking Asier Villalibre in the final minute.

The Argentine had been heavily involved in a more positive way as Barca took the lead five minutes before the break.

Messi's goalbound effort was blocked, falling to the feet of Antoine Griezmann, who netted the first of his two goals.

Bilbao responded as Oscar De Marcos met Inaki Williams' cross two minutes later to send the sides in level at halftime.

French forward Griezmann looked to have won it for the Catalans with a goal against the run of play 14 minutes from time, only for substitute Villalibre to volley home in the 90th minute to send the game into the extra period.

Three minutes into the additional half hour Williams curled a stunning effort into the far corner from the edge of the box to give Bilbao the lead for the first time in the tie.

Marcelino was only named as Bilbao coach this month and the 55-year-old has now beaten Barca in the last two finals they have reached after his success over them with Valencia in the 2019 Copa del Rey final.

"It's going to be impossible to keep up that record," he said. "I don't know how many semi-finals I had to play before actually reaching a final, I think it was eight, but now I've won in two finals."

A third Super Cup title is Bilbao's first silverware since they claimed the same trophy in 2015 with a 5-1 aggregate win over Barcelona.

Reflecting on the Spanish Super Cup final, Andy Mitten provides his player ratings for Barcelona in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.