The Athletic youth team is looking for a place in the grand final

Juvenil is looking for a place in the grand final of the Champions Cup. The team led by Jon Solaun faces Betis today in the single-game semifinal that will be played in the sports city of Las Rozas starting at half past nine at night. The rojiblancos eliminated Las Palmas in the quarterfinals on Sunday in Lezama (1-0, marine) and if they beat the Verdiblancos, they will face the winner of the other semifinal between Celta and Barça (6:30 p.m.) in the clash for the title that will be played on Saturday, June 4, starting at twelve noon.

Betis has been champion of group IV with 111 points added in 42 games after 35 wins, six draws and only one loss. The Andalusians eliminated Deportivo on Sunday (3-1), current champions who had just successfully played in the Youth League. Aitor Martínez is your coach and Mark Fernandezwho scored 2-1 against the Galicians, has 41 goals this season.

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The winner of the Division of Honor Champions Cup will compete in the category’s European competition next season.

Athletic’s first youth team has never won this tournament, which has been held in this format since the 1994-95 campaign. The last time that the rojiblanco youth team was crowned the best team in Spain was in the 1991-92 academic year, but it was with a different format. The squad was then played by a young Julen Guerrero, with José Mari Amorrortu as coach, who won the Cup and the League in a tournament with only clubs whose first team played in the highest category.

The set of Solaun He has finished the regular season as champion of group II with 74 points, four more than Osasuna, with Peña as the top scorer with 14 goals. Today he will try to take a new step to culminate a great season and fight on Saturday to be proclaimed youth champion in the final that will also be played in Las Rozas.

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