At 04:30 Beijing time on February 4, the Spanish Copa del Rey quarterfinals, Casemiro fatal mistake to send a big gift, Berenguer in the 89th minute, Real Madrid was defeated 1-0 by Athletic Bilbao, missed the Final Four of the Copa del Rey.
In the 89th minute, After Modric's big kick at the top of the arc was snatched, he immediately got up and returned to the box to complete the interception, resulting in the midfield partner Casemiro also had a low-level pass error, which was again snatched by the Bilbao player. In just 6 seconds, Real Madrid's ceremonial midfielder was robbed of two pass errors. However, this time Real Madrid was doomed, And Berenguer used his heel to calmly buckle through Nacho, and then pushed the far corner to help Bilbao complete the 1-0 kill.
As 23 Copa del Rey champions, Athletic Bilbao has eliminated Barca and Real Madrid in a row to advance to the final four. According to statistics, Athletic Bilbao is the second team in the 21st century to beat both Barca and Real Madrid in a single season in the Copa del Rey after Zaragoza.
This 1-0 upset allowed Athletic Bilbao to end their four-game losing streak against Real Madrid in all competitions and their three-game losing streak against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Their last victory over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey was 20 years ago, when they won 2-1 at home against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals in 2001/02.
Real Madrid's upset out means that the three giants of La Liga have all been wiped out. Atletico and Barca were eliminated in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, with Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao respectively eliminated.
Copa del Rey round of 4: Vallecano, Valencia, Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao. Of the Copa del Rey top 4 teams, only Rayo Vallecano has not won the title and has not even reached the final. The last time they reached the semi-finals was 40 years ago.