Alcoyano hosts Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Copa del Rey 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, January 28th at Estadio El Collao (Alcoy)
In the middle of the last century, Alcoyano even spent several seasons in LaLiga. But after 2004, the White-Blues (with rare exceptions) invariably performed at the level of Segunda-B. The representative of Valencia even managed to advance to Segunda back in 2011, but in 2019, it was relegated to Tercera. However, it immediately returned and became one of the three leaders of its group. Still, everyone found out about Alcoyano for another reason – this team became one of the main sensations in this draw of Copa. The experts could realize their home victory over Huesca since the team is fighting for survival in LaLiga, but then there was a shock. The outsider spoiled Lunin's long-awaited debut by scoring twice and pulling out a victory over Real Madrid in extra time. Moreover, the decisive ball flew into the Whites’ net in the 115th minute, when the underdog remained with ten men after the red card of Lopez Olivan.
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The Basques de facto participate in two draws of the Copa del Rey. After all, the last one was never completed with a logical point in the form of a final. And that is why both contenders (Real Sociedad and Athletic) were invited to the super final. Bilbao took its chance perfectly, and Marcelino began his career with his new team by winning the title. Under his leadership, the Basques were able to dumbfound Real Madrid and coped with Barcelona in the final. But the goal of winning new trophies is alive and well. The path to the 2020/2021 cup final began with a victory over Ibiza a week ago. But it was not without a hassle - the outsider quickly opened the scoring and won the 1st half, and the visitors gained a hard win only thanks to goals from Raul Garcia and Nunez. And the final 2-1 score was established only in the 92nd minute.
In 2014, the clubs already crossed their paths in the 1/16 finals of the cup. Then Athletic escaped defeat on the road (scoring in the 90th minute) and won at home with a minimum 1-0 score. Now the Basques must take into account the mistakes of Real Madrid, so we are waiting for their victory in regulation time.
Prediction for the match: Athletic Bilbao to win
