The other match played in San Mamés after the competition returned after the harsh confinement of 2020 was the first leg of the Cup semifinal against Levante. There have been no other because both the rest of the knockout rounds and the final corresponding to last season and the two Super Cup games have been played away from Bilbao.
On that occasion, the team already led by Marcelino
Garcia
Toral he also failed to win. The granota team took a draw from San Mamés after the goal materialized by Melero and the subsequent tie of Iñigo
Martinez after a great header from a corner kick from Muniain.
Athletic was also forced to come back in the second leg played at the Ciutat de València. Roger overtook the locals, Raul
Garcia scored the equalizer that led to extra time and Alex
Berenguer, one of the most outstanding lions of the course, sentenced in the 112th minute of extra time to qualify the lions for the final of La Cartuja.