ATHLETIC BILBAO ADVANCES TO SPANISH KING'S CUP FINAL... CHALLENGE FOR THE FIRST WIN IN 40 YEARS
AT Madrid was defeated with a total score of 4-0 in the first and second games... clash with Mallorca
Athletic Bilbao defeated Atletico Madrid, considered one of the top three in the Spanish Primera Liga (La Liga), and advanced to the finals of the Copa del Rey (King's Cup).
Athletic Bilbao defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the second leg of the 2023-2024 Copa del Rey semifinals held at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain on the 1st (Korean time).
As a result, Athletic Bilbao, who had a total score of 4-0 in the first and second games, advanced to the final stage. 바카라사이트
This is the finals achieved after three years since the 2021 competition.
On this day, Athletic Bilbao, who took the lead early on as the 'Williams Brothers' Inaki Williams and Nico Williams scored consecutive goals in the 13th and 42nd minutes of the first half, won 3-0 with Gorka Guruseta scoring a key goal in the 16th minute of the second half.
Athletic Bilbao will play its final match against RCD Mallorca, the former team of Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain).
The finals will be held on the 6th of next month.
The last time Athletic Bilbao won the King's Cup trophy was in 1984, 40 years ago.
Athletic Bilbao has not won a championship in 40 years, but was at the top 23 times until 1984.
More than Real Madrid (20 times).
Coincidentally, if Athletic Bilbao reaches the top this time, it will fit into the '40-year championship cycle'.
Athletic Bilbao won the title in 1904, 1944 and 1984.
Mallorca, which is aiming for its first championship in 21 years since 2003, is performing poorly in the league but has been on a roll in the King's Cup.
However, in the King's Cup, they defeated 2nd division teams one after another in the round of 32 and round of 16, and even defeated Girona FC, considered the 'breakthrough team' in La Liga, 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
In the semifinals, after a close game that went to a penalty shootout in the second game, they defeated Real Sociedad, played by Takefusa Kubo, known as Lee Kang-in's close friend.
Athletic Bilbao defeated Barcelona, a league representative, 4-2 in the quarterfinals and easily defeated Atletico Madrid in the semifinals.
Real Madrid, the leader with 20 wins in 26 league games, was eliminated in the round of 16 after being blocked by 'Madrid rival' Atletico Madrid.
Even Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lost to Athletic Bilbao, so none of the 'La Liga semifinals' made it to the final stage of this season's King's Cup.