Athletic Bilbao will play its second round against Barcelona on Saturday (1:30 p.m.) to try to win the Copa del Rey, after losing the 2020 cup to Real Sociedad two weeks ago, in a duel between the two most successful clubs. the history of that trophy.
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Athletic has its second chance in a row to win a 25th Copa del Rey title, after the title it had a fortnight ago against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey 2020 final, postponed by the pandemic.
The ‘Lions’ fell 1-0 in the first Basque final in the history of the cup, so now they have another chance to receive a trophy they have not won since 1984, precisely against Barcelona.
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“The latest final is history,” said track and field coach Marcelino García Toral Friday, “we are very excited”.
“We are facing a great club for this new final, but with all the motivation and all the will,” warned the ‘Lions’ captain Iker Muniain.
Since winning the cup 37 years ago, Athletic has reached five finals, three against Barça, all lost, the last in 2015 when they fell 3-1.
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Possible teams:
Athletic: Unai Simón – De Marcos, Yeray, Íñigo Martínez, Yuri – Berenguer, Dani García, Vesga, Muniain – Raúl García, Iñaki Williams. Coach: Marcelino García Toral
Barcelona: Ter Steguen – Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Jordi Alba – Busquets, De Jong, Pedri – Dembélé, Griezmann, Messi. Coach: Ronald Koeman (NED)
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera