Madrid, Feb 12 (IANS) Benat Turrientes scored the only goal as Real Sociedad beat Athletic Club 1-0 away in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal, taking a narrow but significant advantage in the Basque derby.Turrientes struck midway through the second half, firing into the roof of the net after Goncalo Guedes was brought down by Athletic goalkeeper Alex Padilla.The goal proved decisive, though Sociedad will feel it was modest reward after having controlled much of the match against an A…
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Valencia, Feb 5 (IANS) Inaki Williams scored a 96th-minute winner to see Athletic Bilbao beat Valencia 2-1 to reach the semifinal of the Copa del Rey.The forward came on as a substitute to volley home a cross from his brother Nico when it looked as if the game was heading for extra time, Xinhua reports.Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde made 10 changes to the side that drew 1-1 at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday, but his side took the lead in the 27th minute when Umar Sadiq flicked Robert Navarro’s…
Madrid, Jan 19 (IANS) Real Sociedad beat FC Barcelona 2-1 at home to cut Barcelona’s lead at the top of La Liga to one point after Real Madrid won a day earlier.Mikel Oyarzabal and Goncalo Guedes scored for Real Sociedad, while Marcus Rashford netted Barcelona’s equalizer. Barcelona had three first-half goals ruled out by VAR, including one for a marginal offside against Lamine Yamal, and hit the woodwork several times.Oyarzabal put Real Sociedad ahead in the 32nd minute with a volley at the far…