Athletic Bilbao's forward Aritz Aduriz celebrates his goal during the Spanish Supercup second-leg football match FC Barcelona vs Athletic club Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO (Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images)
Goalscorer Aritz Aduriz said Athletic Bilbao's Spanish Sup Cup victory ranked right up there with the birth of his daughter.
Bilbao ended a 31-year wait for a trophy courtesy of a 5-1 aggregate victory over European and Spanish champion Barcelona, with Aduriz the difference with four goals.
A first-leg hat trick at the San Mames was followed up by Aduriz's second-half goal at Camp Nou, when he followed up his initial shot - saved by Claudio Bravo - to tuck away into the unguarded net.
"It is impossible to write a script like that. Winning a title is the greatest thing that can happen to us and against Barcelona," Aduriz told Tele 5. "It's incredibly satisfying to win a title with Athletic. For me it is the most we can hope for.
"We have something special that makes us strong. For us, this is amazing. The happiest day of my life was the birth of my daughter but apart from that [today is the happiest day]. Many years we have not held anything in Bilbao and people of two or three generations ago deserve this."
Captain Carlos Gurpegui, a Bilbao youth product, said it was a long time coming for the Basque club.
"It's amazing. All my life I've dreamed to get a title," he said. "This is a dream come true. To win this title at Barcelona means a lot to us."
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