On Wednesday, Athletic Bilbao defeated Barcelona 4-2 at home to eliminate them from the Copa del Rey. In the exciting quarterfinal, brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored in extra time.
After Gorka Guruzeta’s rebound goal gave the hosts an early lead in the first minute, Barca scored again five minutes before halftime.
The 27th-minute goal came after Yuri Berchiche’s six-yard box clearance rebounded off Robert Lewandowski.
After sprinting past three opponents to the box edge, Lamine Yamal cut inside and fired.
Oihan Sancet headed in Nico Williams’ left cross in the 49th minute after halftime.
Yamal, 16, squandered two close-range chances as Athletic sought a third, and Nico Williams’ brilliance alarmed Barca’s defenders.
Goal by Athletic in OT. Nico Williams’ top-corner looping goal two minutes into extra time before break won it. Inaki Williams bounced his close-range attempt off the post.
Hours before, Inaki Williams told TVE, “Not even in the best of dreams have I seen this coming.” In the Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast played Ghana.
On Wednesday, Athletic Bilbao defeated Barcelona 4-2 at home to eliminate them from the Copa del Rey. In the exciting quarterfinal, brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored in extra time.
After Gorka Guruzeta’s rebound goal gave the hosts an early lead in the first minute, Barca scored again five minutes before halftime.
The 27th-minute goal came after Yuri Berchiche’s six-yard box clearance rebounded off Robert Lewandowski.
After sprinting past three opponents to the box edge, Lamine Yamal cut inside and fired.
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Oihan Sancet headed in Nico Williams’ left cross in the 49th minute after halftime.
Yamal, 16, squandered two close-range chances as Athletic sought a third, and Nico Williams’ brilliance alarmed Barca’s defenders.
Goal by Athletic in OT. Nico Williams’ top-corner looping goal two minutes into extra time before break won it. Inaki Williams bounced his close-range attempt off the post.
Hours before, Inaki Williams told TVE, “Not even in the best of dreams have I seen this coming.” In the Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast played Ghana.
Every aspect of today went great. Seeing Ghana eliminated was terrible, and I never thought I would be here yesterday.
“I must express my gratitude to the supporters for their warm welcome and to the club for making it possible for me to arrive here as soon as possible.”
Athletic will face Real Sociedad, Mallorca, and the winner of Atletico Madrid vs. Sevilla on Thursday.
Mallorca beat La Liga leaders Girona 3-2 on Wednesday, while Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 2-1 on Tuesday.
The setback will hurt Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez following a poor season.
Barcelona sits third in La Liga with 44 points, eight behind Girona and seven behind Real Madrid.
“I am calm; the most important titles remain,” Xavi said to TVE, referring to La Liga and the Champions League, where Barcelona will play Napoli in the round of sixteen.
We played well and gave our all against a powerful home squad. I said the draw was unlucky. Lamine’s opportunities helped us win, but we should be happy with our effort.
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