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02/11 16:22 CST Real Sociedad beats Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in the first leg of the
Copa del Rey semifinals
Real Sociedad beats Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey
semifinals
MADRID (AP) --- Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country
derby in the first leg of the semifinals of Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Beat Turrientes scored the winning goal from close range in the 62nd minute at
San Mames Stadium. The return leg will be in March.
Sociedad, playing in its third straight Copa semifinal, is trying to reach the
final for the first time since it won the competition in 2019-20 for its third
title.
Athletic, playing in its sixth Copa semifinal in seven seasons, won the title
in 2024 against Mallorca, and was runner-up to Barcelona in 2020-21 and to
Sociedad in 2019-20.
Athletic hasn't won in its last four matches against Sociedad after having won
two in a row. It has 24 Copa trophies, behind only the 32 of Barcelona. Real
Madrid is third in the list, with 20 Copa titles.
On Thursday, Atletico Madrid hosts defending champion Barcelona in the first
leg of their semifinal. Barcelona has reached the Copa's last four in four
straight seasons. Atletico is in the semifinals for the third straight season,
having last reached the final when it won the competition in 2019-20.
Athletic made it to the semifinals thanks to Iaki Williams's winner six
minutes into stoppage time in a 2-1 at Valencia. Sociedad made it to the last
four by winning 3-2 at Alaves.
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