FC Barcelona, winner of Spain’s Supercopa 2013

FC Barcelona won their 16th trophy in five years after a scoreless draw against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of Spain’s Supercopa.

The teams were knotted 1-1 and Barça got the title thanks to their away goal in last week’s first leg at Atletico’s Vicente Calderon stadium.

Barcelona’s first championship under their new coach, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, was the fruit of the squad’s strong second-half performance a week ago in Madrid.

Wednesday’s game offered little in the way of excitement and the level of enthusiasm among the Barça at the Nou Camp reflected the absence of brilliance on the field.

Barcelona controlled the ball for almost the entire first half, yet it was Atletico that came closest to scoring, forcing Barça goalkeeper Victor Valdés to make two big saves.

The home side’s best chance came on a penalty in the 80th minute, but super-striker Lionel Messi hit the crossbar, while the visitors saw the possibility of a last-minute surge slip away with the expulsion of two players in the final 10 minutes of regulation. 

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