At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 14, the semi-final of the 2022 Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid was tragically reversed by Athletic Bilbao in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1-2. The defending champions advance to the final against Real Madrid. Unai Simon gave a big gift and Athletic Bilbao then scored 2 goals in 4 minutes to complete the reversal. According to the schedule, the final of the 2022 Western Super Cup will be held at 21:30 local time on January 16.
Athletic Bilbao was last season's Spanish Super Cup winner, and they beat Real Madrid and Barca to win the cup in quick succession, with a very high gold content. This year's Spanish Super Cup is held in Saudi Arabia for the second time, and in another semi-final that was played earlier, Real Madrid eliminated Barca 3-2 through extra time, and the winner between Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Will face Real Madrid in the final.
In the 11th minute, Sanset sent a clever cross and Williams burst into the box with a low shot from close range that was saved by Oblak. In the 21st minute, Carrasco took the ball out of the field and the Belgian flying wing fired a powerful cannon from 30 meters away, which was safely confiscated by Unai Simon. In the 40th minute, Condobia attempted a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball was also received by Unai Simon. In the first half, the two teams exchanged blanks 0-0, and the two sides created few opportunities.
In the 62nd minute of the game, Lemar's corner kick was crossed, Felix's header hit the upright, and Unai Simon accidentally swung himself, 1-0! Atletico take the lead! But in the 77th minute, Athletic Bilbao also completed the goal with a set-piece opportunity, Munya was driven by a corner kick on the right, Jerre grabbed the point and nodded the hammer to break the net, Oblak did not react at all, 1-1! Four minutes later, Dani Garcia again fired a corner kick, this time with Williams taking the chance inside the penalty area to make it 1-2! Athletic Bilbao scored 2 goals in 4 minutes!
For the rest of the day, Atletico replaced Herrera and Cunha for a last-ditch fight, but Bilbao kept the score until the end with a tenacious defence. In the end, Athletic Bilbao eliminated Atletico 2-1, and the Basque Lions reached the Spanish Super Cup final for the sixth time in their history, and their opponent in the final was Real Madrid. Athletic Bilbao reached the final of the Western Super League for two consecutive seasons, and last year they beat Barca, can they successfully defend their title this time by crossing Real Madrid?
Atletico Squad: 13-Oblak/24-Vrsalico, 2-Jimenez, 22-Hermoso/4-Condobia/21 Carrasco, 11-Lemar, 6-Corker, 14-Llorente/7 Felix, 10-Correa
Athletic Bilbao: 1-Unai Simon/18-DeMacos, 5-Jerre, 4-Martinez, 24-Barenziaga/7-Berenguel, 14-Dani Garcia, 19-Saraga, 10-Munyain/8-Sancert, 9-Williams