Former Russian national team midfielder Igor Semchov on , he rated the match »Athletics of Bilbao in the first semi-final of the Copa del Rey.
“Atlético “lost to Athletic Bilbao. The meeting at Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of the guests. The only goal was scored from the penalty spot Alex Berenguer in the 25th minute.
The return match will take place in Bilbao on February 29. The winner of the two matches will advance to the final of the tournament, where they will meet the winner of the Real Sociedad – Mallorca pair.
— Athletics is very good: a balanced team in all lines. What was striking was that in addition to the transition from defense to attack, the collective selection was well established. We often saw how there were three players from the Bilbao team around an Atlético player. As for Atlético, they had their chances, even if they were not so obvious. The team has adjusted its offense a bit, but everything is not going well yet. If we had realized our chances, we might have won. But the most interesting match is yet to come. If Athletic had scored two goals, the outcome of the confrontation might have been predetermined. 1:0 is not the right score to say that everything is decided. “Atlético will come as for the last fight,” Semshov said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match!”.
The live broadcast of the match was seen by viewers of the TV channels “” and “Match! Football 1″, the show was also available on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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