The Williams brothers carried Athletic Club to a new final of Copa del Rey in which RCD Mallorca will be measured on April 6 after beating Atlético de Madrid 3-0 in the semi-final second leg in San Mamés, with goals from Iñaki, Nico and Gorka Guruzeta, and 4-0 on aggregate. play off.
The Williams unbalanced the match in the first half, in which, always led by Oihan Sancet, they created three chances and scored two great goals. The first a volley from Iñaki to Nico’s center. And the second, from Nico at the near post to Iñaki’s center to decide a tie that his team had already led in the first leg at the Civitas Metropolitano.
Guruzeta put the icing on the cake at the hour mark, taking advantage of a rebound from Jan Oblak after a shot from Sancet without much angle.
It will be Athletic’s third Cup final in five years, the sixth in 15 and the Basque team’s eleventh final in a decade and a half in different competitions.
Furthermore, Ernesto Valverde’s men have qualified for the next edition of the Spanish Super Cup.
Likewise, it fuels the tremendous positive streak they are on in San Mamés, extending the number of games in a row that the Biscayan team has won in ‘La Catedral’ to ten. Of them, three in the Cup against Barcelona, Deportivo Alavés and this one against Atlético.
NOTE: Deportivo Zacapa close to falling into the relegation zone
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Athletic Club 3-0 (4-0) Atlético Madrid: Iñaki Williams (12), Nico Williams (42) and Gorka Guruzeta (60). With an outstanding performance by the Williams brothers, the “Lions” will play against Mallorca on April 6. pic.twitter.com/xuNIZEQT4V
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Tense moments with the fans
Thousands of fans braved the rain that fell on Bilbao from early in the afternoon to provide a spectacular welcome to Athletic Club upon its arrival at San Mamés. During the reception, there were some moments of tension with objects being thrown at Ertzaintza agents.
The format has been different from previous occasions and under a significant deployment of members of the Basque regional police, who have fenced off a security corridor about twenty meters wide up to the façade of the stadium so that the bus with the red and white expedition could travel through there. .
After the bus passed, there were some moments of tension when some fans opened the fence. Which generated a series of objects being thrown at the agents who were part of the device in the area and who have taken refuge inside the stadium.
VIDEO | Incidents in the surroundings of San Mamés. This is how the Athletic bus arrived at the stadium. #CopaDelRey pic.twitter.com/5WPQMM8cyP
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The best assistance in its history
The San Mamés stadium brought together 52,061 spectators in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Which was disputed by Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid. Which represents a new record for attendance at a match since the inauguration of the new Bilbao stadium in September 2013.
The number reached exceeds the 51,544 fans who gathered at “La Catedral” on April 4, 2023. This, during the Cup semifinal against Osasuna last season.
Today is the first time that attendance exceeds the barrier of 52 thousand spectators in a facility with an official capacity of 53 thousand 331 seats.
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2024-03-01 12:31:12