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(CNN Spanish) - When the game asked for a bit more football to resolve, Williams appears, anticipating Busquets, and dispatching Barcelona from the Copa del Rey. At 93 minutes he put a twinkle to give a feat of feat to the classification.
Williams, Iñaki Williams, triggered collective madness in San Mamés. He and his teammates are in the semifinals.
Setién's Barcelona does not fall in love since the game. It lacks depth and has not found a way to hide the absence of 9, Luis Suarez. Maintains the style of possession of the ball but that does not seem to be enough, at least it was not in Basque territory. He imposed his style, that is true, but the options of marking do not abound (there were plenty, yes, the yellow cards, there were 9).
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After a discreet first half, he managed to advance the lines to play closer to the opposite goal, something that was not the solution either. Messi had the clearest, only at 88, but the left foot of Unai Simón left the scream of goal choked to the Argentine.
When we all got ready for the extension, including the Bilbao players who were already trying to hurry the clock without playing too much, the center falls from the right that finds Williams's head and it was too much for Ter Stegen's desperate attempt to avoid it.
📸 A goal for history ⚽️
92 '@ Williaaams45 🔝 # AthleticBarça 🏆 #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/ss7QdheHQU
- Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) February 6, 2020
In the controversial coffee table will be the discussion about a possible criminal on De Jong or the regret for the departure of Piqué at ten of the end. The truth is that Barcelona was again unable to transfer that superiority in the possession of the ball, to the result.
Williams dressed as a hero to eliminate the culé team that increasingly presents greater uncertainties in his game.
Copa del Rey last 4:
Real society
Mirandés CD
Athletic Bilbao
Granada CF
Please let there be a Basque Final
pic.twitter.com/4pohuGiF65
- Jasper (@YASPR_) February 6, 2020
"They have found that goal at the end when there was no ability to react," Setien said at the end of the game.
🔊 @QSetien: "The team has given a very good image and has been superior. We are missing a little more success but it will come" # CopaBarça pic.twitter.com/x388BzeQzn
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) February 6, 2020
🎙️ @ Williaaams45
🗣️ “When you don't get your legs, you have to have faith and heart”
🗣️ “It's the dream of every Athletic player. I hope this goal serves to reach the final ”
🗣️ "San Mamés has taken us on volandas. This goes for them" # AthleticBarça 🏆 pic.twitter.com/VdnGDMfJ7W
- Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) February 6, 2020
The Barça defeat comes after the criticism made by Lionel Messi to the club's sports director, Eric Abidal, who accused the players of not working hard enough when they were under Ernesto Laverde.
The comments of Messi, the leadership of his top rival in La Liga and now this elimination in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, have suggested even if the Argentine 10 will continue next season in the culé team.
Athletic Bilbao took Barcelona from the #CopaDelRey 🏆🇪🇸. It was 1-0, with goal from Iñaki Williams at 48 ST.
Athletic has not won the Cup since 1984.
Real Sociedad does not get it since 1987.
Granada and Mirandés never conquered it. pic.twitter.com/YsmCPYb5k7
- VarskySports (@VarskySports) February 6, 2020
Hours earlier, on the same day of this tournament, Real Sociedad eliminated Real Madrid by winning 3-4 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
With information from Diego Tabares.
Athletic de BilbaoFC Barcelona