Copa del Rey

Athletic Bilbao ended Atletico Madrid’s 28-match unbeaten streak at home with a 1-0 win in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Wednesday. Alex Berenguer converted a first-half penalty kick to give Athletic the tight victory…
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Barcelona won the first battle against rival Real Madrid on Thursday, picking up a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. In what was the first of three matches between the Spanish…
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Ez Abde’s fine solo goal earned Osasuna a slim 1-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first leg win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. The on-loan Barcelona winger burst into the box early in the second half and drilled home superbly to separate the…
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Real Betis won the Spanish Copa del Rey on Saturday, beating Valencia 5-4 on penalties in Seville after a thrilling final finished 1-1 after extra time. Valencia’s Yunus Musah blazed over in the shoot-out, allowing Juan Miranda the…
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Barcelona were dumped out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday as Ferran Torres’ first goal for the club failed to prevent a dramatic 3-2 defeat after extra-time by Athletic Bilbao. Disappointment for Barca was compounded by the sight of a…
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi described the club’s Copa del Rey win this season as a “turning point,” but gave no indication of his own future in Catalonia in an interview published in the Argentine press on Saturday. Messi, who was…
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