At 4:30 Beijing time on February 4, the focus of the quarter-finals of the Spanish King's Cup was held at home to Real Madrid at Athletic Bilbao. After the previous three defeats, Athletic Bilbao finally completed their revenge, relying on Berenguer's 89th minute kill to eliminate Real Madrid 1-0 to advance. In 14 days, Athletic Bilbao eliminated Barca and Real Madrid in succession, showing the style of a giant killer.
Athletic Bilbao can be said to be real Madrid's old rival, having met for the fourth time this season. In the previous 3 times, Athletic Bilbao was a background board, not only being double-killed by the Galacticos in the league two legs, but also giving the opponent the first title of the season.
However, Athletic Bilbao is by no means idle, they are not convinced, and this time sitting at home can be described as imposing. From the very beginning of the game, Athletic Bilbao has suppressed Real Madrid's wild attack, especially the frontcourt counterattack at all costs, making Real Madrid's superstars overwhelmed, and even organizing an effective attack is difficult.
In the first 20 minutes, Athletic Bilbao completed five shots on goal, and Real Madrid did not even have a half. At half-time, Athletic Bilbao completed 10 shots on goal, while Real Madrid only had three, and they were all scratched by the boots.
Just nine minutes into the opening, Basgar's cross from the left was met by Williams knocking back and followed up with Dani Garcia's long-range blast that Courtois flew in.
In the 41st minute, a Real Madrid pass was cut off, Willians inserted a powerful shot, and Vazquez completed the key block. In the first half, Real Madrid was exhausted and struggled to hold the draw.
In the 50th minute, Athletic Bilbao almost broke the deadlock, but Raul Garcia's header deflected off the upright. In the 59th minute, Modric fired a long-range shot and Williams handballed inside the penalty area, but the referee did not react.
In the 81st minute, Casemiro failed to score and Real Madrid missed a chance to score and was quickly punished. In the 89th minute, Raul Garcia pressed forward to succeed, Berenguer's left-footed shot from inside the penalty area was successful, and Courtois, who was nearly 2 meters tall, also had no problem. After taking the lead, Berenguer staged a domineering slide, and the whole team celebrated wildly at Athletic Bilbao.
In the end, the 8 La Liga champions defeated Real Madrid 1-0, avenging all the previous 3 losses. Moreover, Athletic Bilbao also ended a three-game losing streak at home to Real Madrid, winning again at the Stade san Mamés after 7 years. As soon as the game was over, Athletic Bilbao was once again in a carnival state, and the Real Madrid general covered his face in disappointment, and the contrast between the two emotions was too strong.
In just 14 days, Athletic Bilbao has eliminated the two giants of Barca and Real Madrid in a row, becoming a strong team nemesis. At this point, Real Madrid, Barca and Atletico Madrid have all been out of the top three, and they have not qualified for the final four of this Copa del Rey.