Bilbao won the Copa del Rey after 40 years
Athletic Bilbao is the second-best team in Copa del Rey history in terms of success. But this team has not won the title in the last 40 years! Bilbao finally broke the trophy drought after 1984. They won their 24th title by beating Mallorca 4-2 in a shootout in a nerve-wracking final.
But the past years have been very disappointing for them. 6 consecutive times in the final of the Spanish Cup and returned empty-handed. In 2012, Atletico Madrid also lost in the Europa League final.
The challenge was not easy yesterday either. They were trying to forget all the pains of the past. Their 23-year-old goalkeeper Julen Agirejabala's achievement in the shootout is no less. He blocked one of the spot kicks. Radonchik wasted another off-target. In contrast, Bilbao's players were perfect in taking spot kicks. They scored on four consecutive shots. Former Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is behind the success of Bilbao. After the match, he said, 'There is no comparison with this title.'
Nico Williamson, who was awarded the man of the match after the game, gave an emotional reaction, "I'm really happy to make history for the club. I have been dreaming of this for many years. I squeezed everything.'
The match was tied 1-1 at the end of regular time and extra time. However, Bilbao had 70 percent possession of the ball in the whole match. After that, they conceded a goal in 21 minutes. The goal was scored by Mallorca's Dani Rodriguez. In the end, Bilbao equalized with Ohian Sanchet's goal in the 50th minute. After that, the team created several attacking opportunities but failed. Nico Williams went close to the goal, especially in extra time. Unfortunately shot hit the post!
Barcelona is the most successful team in Copa del Rey. Their number of titles is 31. After that, Bilbao is second with 24 titles.
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