Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action during their Copa del Rey quarter-final against Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao Thursday AFPBarca were beaten 1-0 by Bilbao at San Mames, where Inaki Williams headed in a dramatic 93rd-minute winner, after La Real had seen off Madrid 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller at Santiago BernabeuBarcelona and Real Madrid both crashed out of the Copa del Rey Thursday night as Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad pulled off a shock Basque double to reach the semi-finals. Barca were beaten 1-0 by Bilbao at San Mames, where Inaki Williams headed in a dramatic 93rd-minute winner, after La Real had seen off Madrid 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller at Santiago Bernabeu. Athletic Bilbao 1-0 BarcelonaReal Madrid 3-4 Real SociedadFor the first time in 10 years, neither Barcelona nor Real Madrid will be in the Copa del Rey semis. Defeat in the Copa del Rey, a distant third in Barca's list of priorities this season, will not dictate Messi's thinking but another setback certainly adds to the sense of a club currently in a state of crisis. 19:55: Real Madrid knocked out21:53: Barcelona knocked outMirandés, Granada, Real Sociedad and Athletic Club are the 2019/20 #CopaDelRey semi-finalists.
Source: Dhaka Tribune February 07, 2020 00:08 UTC