The trophies around the world are approaching the last line and today (Thursday) Valencia and Athletic Bilbao split 1-1 in the first game of the semi-finals of the Spanish King’s Cup. This is a good result for Valencia given the difficult away pitch, but unimportant in terms of reciprocity given that the outside goals were eliminated at this factory as well.
Raul Garcia (37) scored the first goal of the game, while Hugo Doro (65) equalized. Maxi Gomes, who was not on the field at all, was sent off in the half. Bilbao, it will be recalled, knocked out Real Madrid in the quarter-finals and Barcelona in the quarter-finals while Valencia beat Cadiz. The result was also 1: 1 in the last two games between the teams in the league.
The rematch will take place on 2.3. In the corresponding semi-final Real Betis leads 1: 2 over Rayo Vallecano after the victory in the first game and can advance to the first cup final since 2005, the year in which it won the title for the last time.
