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In 2017, Barcelona chose to appoint Ernesto Valverde as manager after four years in charge of Athletic Bilbao, [85] despite his inability to arrest the poor sequence against the Blaugrana; [7] he was sacked in January 2020 due to a poor run of results, [112] which included a 1–0 defeat in Bilbao on the opening day of the 2019–20 La Liga ...
Athletic Bilbao : v: Barcelona: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: 22:00 SAST : Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City: UEFA Europa League. League phase. The draw for the league phase ...
Athletic Bilbao had previously played in 35 finals, winning 23, with only Barcelona winning more. [6] Their most recent final was in 2012, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1984, beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Bernabéu. [6] Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in seven previous finals of the tournament.
FC Barcelona played their second consecutive final but lost to Athletic Bilbao in a match remembered for its incidents, toughness and especially the scuffle at the end. The match was preceded by controversial statements from both sides and with memories of the previous game in which Maradona was seriously injured. [ 1 ]
Atlético Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla form a group of clubs who have caught up with Athletic Bilbao in terms of performance and cup wins [7] [8] and have similar levels of support, with attendances of 40,000 or better on average [9] [10] but are still far behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in both respects.
The 2012 Copa del Rey final was the 110th final since the tournament's establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was contested by Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona on 25 May 2012 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid.
The 2015 Supercopa de España was a two-legged football match-up that was played in August 2015 between Athletic Bilbao, runners-up of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, and Barcelona, the champions of 2014–15 La Liga and the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, making it a rematch of the 2015 Copa del Rey final.
Athletic Bilbao started well in the extra period and got their third, match-winning goal in the 93rd minute through a curling drive into the top corner from Williams, who was subsequently named man of the match. Barcelona captain Messi was sent off in the final minutes for striking Villalibre as Barcelona ended the game with 10 players on the ...