Athletic Club vs Barcelona, 2023-24 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals

· Spanish Copa del Rey

Athletic Club

1': Gorka Guruzeta
49': Oihan Sancet
105'+2': Iñaki Williams
120'+1': Nico Williams

FT - ET
4 - 2

Barcelona

26': Robert Lewandowski
32': Lamine Yamal

Barcelona knocked out of Cup as Athletic hit extra-time double

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Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as brothers Inaki and Nico Williams struck in extra time in a breathtaking quarter-final.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross.
1': Attempt missed. Malcom Adu (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
1': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom Adu.
1': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 0. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
4': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
4': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Malcom Adu with a cross.
7': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
7': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
8': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
8': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
9': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
17': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Malcom Adu (Athletic Club).
21': Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Alejandro Balde because of an injury.
26': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
28': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
30': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
30': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass.
35': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
35': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
35': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
38': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
38': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
41': Offside, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
42': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
42': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
42': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
45'+1': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitor Paredes.
45'+3': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 2.
45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 2.
45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Mikel Vesga.
46': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
47': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
47': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 2. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
50': Foul by Malcom Adu (Athletic Club).
50': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
51': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
56': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue with a cross.
58': Foul by Malcom Adu (Athletic Club).
58': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams replaces Malcom Adu.
62': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams.
64': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iñaki Williams with a cross.
64': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
64': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
65': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a fast break.
66': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
70': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Andreas Christensen.
71': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
71': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
71': Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross following a corner.
73': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
74': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
74': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
74': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nico Williams.
77': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
77': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces Robert Lewandowski.
78': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
78': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Unai Gómez following a fast break.
81': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
81': Attempt missed. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross following a corner.
81': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
82': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
82': Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
83': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
83': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
84': Héctor Fort (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
87': Hand ball by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
88': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
88': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Offside, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche is caught offside.
90': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Beñat Prados.
90': Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Íñigo Lekue.
90'+3': Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 2.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 2.
92': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
92': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
94': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
94': Héctor Fort (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
95': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
95': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
95': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
96': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñaki Williams with a cross.
96': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
97': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
98': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
99': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Pedri.
103': Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
103': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
105': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Jauregizar replaces Unai Gómez because of an injury.
105'+2': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
105'+2': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Barcelona 2. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Athletic Club 3, Barcelona 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Athletic Club 3, Barcelona 2.
105': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Guiu replaces Lamine Yamal.
106': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
107': Attempt missed. Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a cross following a corner.
108': Foul by Ander Herrera (Athletic Club).
108': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
109': Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
110': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
110': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
112': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
113': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a cross.
115': Delay in match because of an injury Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
115': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
115': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
116': Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
116': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
117': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
117': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
117': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
119': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
120': Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix with a headed pass.
120'+1': Goal! Athletic Club 4, Barcelona 2. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
120'+2': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Athletic Club 4, Barcelona 2.
0': Match ends, Athletic Club 4, Barcelona 2.

Statistics

BAR		ATH
13	Fouls	16
6	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
2	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	2
60.8	Possession	39.2
7	SHOTS	29
4	ON GOAL	7
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
652	Accurate Passes	356
746	Passes	449
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	12
10	Crosses	33
0.2	Cross %	0.4
81	Long Balls	58
45	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	6
17	Effective Tackles	22
23	Tackles	27
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	14
30	Effective Clearances	12
30	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,403

Line-Ups

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Julen Agirrezabala (GK)
4	Aitor Paredes
3	Dani Vivian
17	Yuri Berchiche
15	Iñigo Lekue
8	Oihan Sancet
6	Mikel Vesga
24	Beñat Prados
12	Gorka Guruzeta
11	Nico Williams
29	Malcom Adu Ares

Athletic Club Substitutes:

Iñaki Williams, Unai Gómez, Iker Muniain, Óscar de Marcos, Ander Herrera, Raúl García, Peru Nolaskoain, Asier Villalibre, Yeray, Unai Simón, Mikel Jauregizar.

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Iñaki Peña (GK)
15	Andreas Christensen
4	Ronald Araújo
3	Alejandro Balde
23	Jules Koundé
21	Frenkie de Jong
8	Pedri
22	Ilkay Gündogan
9	Robert Lewandowski
7	Ferran Torres
27	Lamine Yamal

Barcelona Substitutes:

Ander Astralaga, Fermín López, Vitor Roque, Pau Cubarsí, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, João Félix, Áron Yaakobishvili, Hector Fort, Marc Guiu, João Cancelo.

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