Bilbao knocks Real Madrid out of the King’s Cup
Watch the goals of the match Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao – King’s Cup
Athletic Bilbao defeated Real Madrid (1-0), Thursday evening, in the framework of the King’s Cup quarter-finals.
Alex Berenger scored the only goal of the match for Athletic Bilbao in the 89th minute.
Athletic Bilbao joined the semi-finalists, along with Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano, and Valencia.
The match started with pressure from Bilbao, and Inaki Williams sent a shot inside the penalty area, which passed over Courtois’ goal in the sixth minute.
Muniain, the player of Athletic Bilbao, hit a ball that hit the Real Madrid defense and turned into a corner kick in the eighth minute.
A minute later, Raul Garcia sent a powerful shot that was saved by Thibaut Courtois and turned into a corner.
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Bilbao’s attempts to score continued, as Nico Williams dribbled past Eder Militao, Real Madrid’s defender, and hit the ball on goal, Lola Nacho, who scattered the ball towards the corner in the 13th minute.
And the first threat to Real Madrid appeared in the 17th minute when Vazquez hit a powerful ball that the goalkeeper saved and turned into a corner.
Muniain of Bilbao almost opened the scoring for the Basque team in the 22nd minute, with a powerful shot that hit the left post of Courtois’ goal.