Euskaraz irakurri: Reala eta Athletic, Errege Kopako finalerdietako aurkariaren zain: zozketa 13:00etan egingo dute

The Real society and the Athletic They are going to know today, Friday, which rival they will have to overcome in the Copa del Rey semi-finalsgiven that the qualifying rounds corresponding to that round are drawn in Madrid from 1:00 p.m.. In the semifinals, which are played double matchwith the departure on February 6, 7 or 8 and the return on the 27, 28 or 29 of the same month, there could be a basque derby; Mallorca and Atlético Madrid They are the other two teams classified for the prelude to the final.

In this context, both clubs, in addition to their fans, are waiting with enormous expectation to find out what the draw will bring, which has no prior conditions and will define the two ties to be played in the semifinals and also in which stadiums the matches will be played. going and in which ones the return. As has been happening in the Cup since the 2021-22 season, goals scored in the opponent’s field are worth the same as those scored at home.

La Real and Athletic have eliminated, so far, five rivals, in his career in the competition. The Gipuzkoan team has left out of the Cup, in all cases as a visitor, Buñol in the first round (0-1), Andratx in the second (0-1), Málaga in the round of 32 (0-1 ), to Osasuna in the round of 16 (0-2) and to Celta in the quarterfinals (1-2). Mikel Oyarzabalwith two goals, is the Real player most successful in front of goal so far in the Cup.

For Athletic, Rubí was the rival in the first round, which the Biscayan squad beat winning 1-2, and these have been the following teams they have faced and defeated: Cayón in the second round (0-3 ), Eibar in the round of 32 (0-3), Alavés in the round of 16 (2-0, in San Mamés) and FC Barcelona in the quarterfinals (4-2, also in Bilbao). Asier Villalibre, with six goals, is Athletic’s top scorer at the tournament.

While waiting to know if Athletic and Real meet in the semifinal or if, on the contrary, they will have to play against Mallorca or against Atlético Madrid, it is worth noting that in the 2019-20 season Cup, four years ago , both Basque teams were also present in this round, along with Mirandés and Granada; The draw determined that Real would play their place in the final against Mirandés, and Athletic against Granada, so there was no derby.although the duel between the two took place in the endwith victory for the San Sebastian clubsince the two managed to eliminate their rivals.

Before 2020, the previous time when Real and Athletic were in the same semifinal pot was in the 1986-87 seasonin which fortune did decide that they would play for a place in the final. The real He was the one who achieved the objective, after the 0-0 in the first leg in Atotxa and the 0-1 in San Mamés; Subsequently, the team then coached by John Toshack won the title, defeating Atlético Madrid in the final.

Finally, in the last edition of the Cup, in the 2022-23 season, there were also two teams from Euskal Herria in the semifinals, Osasuna and Athleticand they had to face each other for a place in the final; The 1-0 in the first leg in Pamplona and the 1-1 in the second leg in Bilbao qualified the Navarrese team for the final duel for the Cup.

Source: Eitb

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