Summary: Salamanca - Barcelona 3:1 (Cup round of 16)/Sport1
The King's Cup quarter-final stage continues today with two games.
In the first game, the surprise of the season, Girona was eliminated with a surprising 3:2 loss at Mallorca.
Now Athletic Bilbao hosts Barcelona.
Athletic Bilbao - Barcelona 0:1 (1st half)
After the painful 4:1 defeat by Real Madrid in the Super Cup, the champions recorded a 1:3 against Salamanca in the round of 16 of the cup and then a dramatic 2:4 against Betis, and now they hope to succeed in the task as well In front of her former coach Ernesto Valverde.
Bilbao, who reached the semi-finals in the previous four seasons, saw their streak of six victories in all formats interrupted with a 1:0 against Valencia in the league, and tomorrow they will try to interrupt a streak of four losses to the Catalans - losses in which they did not score a single right-handed goal.
Joao Cancelo and Andreas Christensen returned to the squad, from which Rafinha was still missing.
Lamin Yamal started the attack alongside Lewandowski and Torres.
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the progress of the game
1 minute: Goal!
What a start by Bilbao.
Gorosta, the hosts' striker, was left free in the box after a bad clearance and bombed in from close range to make it 0:1 after 36 seconds.
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What a surprise.
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Mallorca - Girona 2:3
Since the loss to Real Madrid in September, the surprise of the season Girona went on an unimaginable streak of 17 games, occupied the top of the table and wanted to get the ticket to the semi-finals of the cup as well.
The previous meeting between the teams this season ended in an exciting 3:5 for Girona, who led 1:5 already in the 57th minute.
But this time we got a reverse script and a blitz by the hosts, who led 0:3 already after half an hour.
The Canadian Kyle Larin broke the dam (21) and then it was the turn of Abdon Pratts who stunned with a quick pair (27 and 35).
Mallorca lost Antonio Railo to a second yellow card after a foul in the box and Stoani made it 3:1 with a penalty (68).
Savio pressed with the 3:2 six minutes into added time, but Mallorca survived and celebrated a dramatic qualification to the semi-finals.
The quarter-final stage will conclude on Thursday, with Atletico Madrid hosting Sevilla.
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