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Real Sociedad edge Bilbao to set up Copa del Rey final against Atletico ...
- On Wednesday at the Reale Arena, Real Sociedad beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory and advance to the Copa del Rey final.
- After a pitchside monitor review, referee Cesar Soto Grado awarded a penalty in the 87th minute for Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta pulling Yangel Herrera's shirt.
- La Real controlled possession for much of the match but managed four shots on target, while Athletic Bilbao, without injured winger Nico Williams, rarely threatened until late.
- The win sets up a final on April 18 at Seville's La Cartuja, where Real Sociedad will face Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Cup showpiece for the second time.
- Looking at past finals, La Real won their previous final on penalties in 1987 and lifted the trophy again in 2020, while Atletico have 10 titles, last in 2013.
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Oyarzabal Converts Penalty and Real Sociedad Eliminate Athletic to Advance to the Copa Del Rey Final
SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain (AP) — With a penalty converted by Mikel Oyarzabal in the dying moments of the match, Real Sociedad repeated their 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, securing their place in the Copa del Rey final against Atlético de Madrid. In the first leg at San Mamés, the Txuri-urdin had also won by a single goal. The advantage at their home ground, Anoeta, was enough to guarantee passage to the final, but Real Sociedad made …
The Royal Society once again stands at the gates of a new title after reaching another final of the King’s Cup in a qualifier decided by a penalty of Mikel Oyarzabal and marked for many minutes by balance and tension. Captain txuri urdin reappeared at the decisive moment, as he did in 2021, to decide a duel in front of an Athletic that competed until the end. A semifinal between Real Society and Athletic is always played with something more than…
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