Wantaway
forward Pedro proved the hero as his extra-time goal secured the Uefa Super Cup
for Barcelona with an enthralling 5-4 victory over Sevilla in Tblisi.
It was
confirmed by sporting director Robert Fernandez earlier on Tuesday
that Pedro, who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, has
told Barca that he wants to leave.
And in what
could be his final appearance for the club, the Spain international came off
the bench and turned home the rebound from Lionel Messi's shot in the
115th-minute to seal a dramatic win after Barca had surrendered a 4-1
lead.
A pair of
sensational Messi free-kicks in the first half cancelled out a similarly
superb effort from Ever Banega to put Barca 2-1 up, before Rafinha added a
third on the stroke of half-time.
Treble winners
Barca were in cruise control when Luis Suarez got on the scoresheet in the
52nd minute, but they were left reeling as Jose Antonio Reyes' strike and
Kevin Gameiro's penalty brought Sevilla back into it, before Ciro Immobile set
up fellow close-season signing Yevhen Konoplyanka for a scarcely believable
equaliser.
Unai Emery's
Sevilla were cruelly denied, though, as Pedro earned Barca the first of what
could be six trophies this season.
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