Spanish Copa del Rey

Athletic Club vs Atlético Madrid, 2023-24 Spanish Copa del Rey, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-0 on aggregate
Athletic Club
  • 13': Iñaki Williams
  • 42': Nico Williams
  • 61': Gorka Guruzeta
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-0 on aggregate
Atlético Madrid

    Athletic Club beat Atletico Madrid to reach Copa del Rey final

    Brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored to help Athletic Bilbao secure a 3-0 semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and a 4-0 aggregate victory that sent the Basque side into their third Copa de Rey final in the last five years.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Hand ball by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
    • 4': Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke.
    • 7': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 7': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Koke.
    • 9': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Correa with a cross.
    • 13': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
    • 16': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Iñaki Williams.
    • 22': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
    • 24': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
    • 24': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Álvaro Morata.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iñaki Williams with a cross.
    • 28': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 28': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
    • 31': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
    • 31': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
    • 36': Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
    • 38': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
    • 39': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
    • 40': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 42': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
    • 43': Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
    • 45'+3': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 45'+4': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 46': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
    • 48': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
    • 49': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
    • 49': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nico Williams following a fast break.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke.
    • 53': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Reinildo replaces Mario Hermoso.
    • 54': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Nahuel Molina.
    • 54': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Memphis Depay replaces Ángel Correa.
    • 57': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
    • 58': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
    • 61': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 65': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Koke.
    • 66': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
    • 66': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
    • 67': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 68': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani García replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 71': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
    • 71': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
    • 71': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
    • 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Samuel Lino.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
    • 74': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
    • 74': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
    • 76': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
    • 76': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reinildo.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Oihan Sancet.
    • 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Iñaki Williams.
    • 81': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
    • 81': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
    • 82': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
    • 84': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
    • 89': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
    • 89': Substitution, Athletic Club. Yeray Álvarez replaces Óscar De Marcos.
    • 90': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
    • 90': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
    • 90'+2': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 3, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 3, Atletico Madrid 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 6
    60.4 Possession 39.6
    17 SHOTS 10
    6 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    440 Accurate Passes 246
    533 Passes 341
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 6
    24 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    65 Long Balls 55
    22 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    4 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 27
    17 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

    Venue: San Mamés
    Location: Bilbao, Spain
    Attendance: 52,061

    Line-Ups

    ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Julen Agirrezabala (GK)
    4 Aitor Paredes
    3 Dani Vivian
    15 Iñigo Lekue Yellow Card
    18 Óscar de Marcos Yellow Card
    8 Oihan Sancet
    24 Beñat Prados
    16 Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Yellow Card
    12 Gorka Guruzeta
    11 Nico Williams
    9 Iñaki Williams
    Athletic Club Substitutes:
    Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre, Yeray, Malcom Adu Ares, Iker Muniain, Raúl García, Álex Berenguer, Dani García, Unai Simón, Unai Gómez, Mikel Vesga.

    ATM Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jan Oblak (GK)
    20 Axel Witsel
    22 Mario Hermoso Yellow Card
    15 Stefan Savic
    12 Samuel Lino
    16 Nahuel Molina
    6 Koke
    14 Marcos Llorente
    5 Rodrigo De Paul
    10 Ángel Correa
    19 Álvaro Morata
    Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
    Memphis Depay, Gabriel Paulista, Pablo Barrios, Reinildo Mandava, Saúl Ñíguez, Salim El Jebari, Rodrigo Riquelme, Arthur Vermeeren, Antonio Gomis, Horatiu Moldovan.

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