Athletic has gotten used to the dramatic finals in the Cup tournament. It happened last season and it happened again yesterday in the first tie played by the rojiblancos after being proclaimed champions of the Super Cup after beating Real Madrid (1-2) and Barça (2-3). Nuñez scored the winning goal in Ibiza in the 91st minute when everything indicated that the game was heading for extra time after the goals materialized by Javi perez at minute 11 and Raul Garcia, which replaced Sancet, at 52 '.
The Portuguese central defender took advantage of a good pass from the right of Lekue, yesterday the right back in the eleven arranged by Marcelino, to beat German and in this way achieve the pass to the round of 16, a tie that will be raffled today from 1:00 p.m. in the sports city of Las Rozas.
Athletic made it to the final last season after leaving Intercity (0-3) and Sestao River (0-4) by the wayside in the first two heats. From there came the difficulties. The rojiblancos eliminated Elche on penalties in the round of 32 after sweating blood, sweat and tears at Martínez Valero. The match and overtime ended with a 1-1 draw against the locals and in the run the visitors got two goals behind. They failed Raul Garcia and Unai Lopez, and when all seemed lost, Yacine sent up his launch and Herrerín stopped the of Ivan Sanchez. Yuri and Vesga they scored and Tekio he sent the ball out.
In the next round, more of the same. Yuri berchiche, the great hero of the KO tournament that has yet to play the final, forced the penalty shoot-out with a goal in extra time, in the 118th minute of the match, after playing almost the entire match with one less player due to the expulsion of Iago Herrerín in minute 2 when exiting his head area to try to slow down Moore.
Barça, a tough nut to crack, played in the quarterfinals at San Mamés. The meeting was also heading for extra time, but Williams, with a target in 93, granted the pass to the semifinals, where again it was necessary to pull heroically against Granada.
The lions won 1-0 at home, already in a double game, but. The locals won 2-0 in Los Cármenes on March 5, 2020 until it appeared again Yuri. Zarautz's side went into the left wing and beat low to Rui Silva. It was the 81st minute. Athletic made it to the final against Real Sociedad, a match that has yet to be played. Everything indicates that it will be next April 4 at La Cartuja in Seville, where the final of the Super Cup was played on January 17.