Athletic Bilbao beats Mallorca on penalties to win first Copa del Rey in 40 years
The Hindu
Athletic Bilbao wins 24th Copa del Rey title after 40 years in penalty shootout against Mallorca.
Athletic Bilbao beat Mallorca 4-2 on penalties to end a 40-year wait for its 24th Copa del Rey title on Saturday.
Athletic goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala saved a penalty by Manuel Morlanes, while Mallorca’s Nemanja Radonjic shot high. Raul García, Iker Muniain, Mikel Vesga , and Alejandro Berenguer — all substitutes — converted their spot kicks.
Extra time in the final ended 1-1 after Dani Rodríguez gave Mallorca the lead in the 21st minute and Athletic’s Oihan Sancet leveled in the 50th.
Muniain received the trophy from Spanish King Felipe VI before lifting it high for his team and fans to celebrate.
Athletic won its 23rd and last Copa in 1984. Since then it had lost six straight finals, including in 2020 and 2021.
“This is incredible. Our fans have always been behind us and now it is time to enjoy this,” Athletic forward Nico Williams said. “We have been fighting for this for a long time.”
Only Barcelona and its 31 Copas has more than Athletic, which excels at the tournament despite fielding players only from or near Spain’s northern Basque Country region.
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