When inevitable meets academic... you see a clinic.

Barcelona came into the return leg of the Spanish Super Cup with all the comfort in the world. This showed as they did what they wanted against Athletic as they beat them 3-0 (5-1 agg.) in the first match of the season that counted at the Nou Camp.

Chalk three more tallies for the Barca youth sides as Messi earned a brace and Bojan scored from the penalty spot, thus leaving no doubts. As a team, Barca pressured the Basques and suffocated them for whistle to whistle. The Messi-Ibra-Henry trio debuted in its first match of consequence and ran the Athletic defense ragged.

Barcelona will next play Shkahtar Donetsk for the UEFA Super Cup on August 28 in Monaco as Blaugrana looks to sweep the Super Cups.