US EditionReal Sociedad Edge Athletic 1-0 in Copa Del Rey Semi-Final First Leg
Beñat Turrientes scored the only goal at San Mamés Stadium, giving Real Sociedad the advantage in the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg.
- On Wednesday, Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals at San Mamés Stadium.
- Playing in its sixth Copa semifinal in seven seasons, Athletic has 24 Copa trophies, behind only Barcelona's 32, and seeks its first final since 2024.
- A 62nd-minute close-range strike by Beñat Turrientes produced the match’s lone goal at San Mamés Stadium.
- With a rematch set for March, Athletic, which hasn’t beaten Sociedad in two matches, faces added pressure before that return leg.
- The other semifinal pairs Atletico Madrid hosting defending champion Barcelona on Thursday, who’ve reached the last four in four straight seasons, with Real Madrid third historically on 20 Copa titles.
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Sociedad edge Athletic 1-0 in Copa del Rey
Real Sociedad took control of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie with a 1-0 first-leg win at Athletic Bilbao as Benat Turrientes struck in the second half in the Basque derby on Wednesday. The clash between the long-time rivals was finely balanced in the first half, but the visitors were the more composed of the two sides and are well-placed ahead of the return leg at San Sebastian's Anoeta on March 4. La Real, unbeaten in 10 matches since Pelleg…
Benat Turrientes Fires Real Sociedad Into Copa Del Rey Semi Final Lead Against Athletic Bilbao
Athletic, 24-time winners -- more than any side other than Barcelona -- have struggled for consistency this season and were second best in front of their disappointed fans in a typically intense derby clash.
UPDATE 1-Soccer-Real Sociedad edge Athletic 1-0 in Copa del Rey semi-final first leg | Sports-Games
La Real, unbeaten in 10 matches since Pellegrino Matarazzo took charge in mid-December, were sharper in a lively first half at San Mames but found Athletic's second-choice goalkeeper Alex Padilla, deputising for Unai Simon in the Cup, in fine form. Padilla first produced a sharp save to thwart Pablo Marin's close-range effort from a counter-attack in the 25th minute and then denied Jon Martin with a reflex stop after Carlos Soler's pinpoint fr…
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