Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey

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Barcelona stunned by nine-man Athletic Bilbao in Copa del Rey last-16. Image Source: twitter

Internet Desk: Even with nine players on the pitch, Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 2-1 at San Mames Stadium for the first leg of the last 16 of the King’s Cup. The teams meet again on next Wednesday at the Camp Nou for the final leg.

The Catalans played poorly in the first half and saw the reflection on the scoreboard. The home team was late, but opened the count in 25 minutes. Iniesta took a wrong pass, Aduriz started the move, Raúl García and crossed himself Aduriz headed for network funds, making 1 to 0.

The advantage increased further three minutes later with Williams. In the final minutes of the first leg, Barca complained of a penalty over Neymar, but the referee did not score anything.

The panorama of the confrontation changed soon to the seven minutes of the second stage. Foul, Lionel Messi remounted the visitors in the match. The team improved and went over the opponents, pressing for the equalizer. Until the final minutes.

Bilbao lost Raúl García to 29, who was sent off after receiving his second yellow card for a foul in Neymar. The home team became even more complicated shortly after, at 35, when Iturraspe also took red after knocking down the Brazilian.

However, it was not enough for Luis Enrique’s team to move ahead. Messi even hit the crossbar in the final minute of the game and failed to improve Barcelona’s situation for the game back.