Valencia vs Athletic 2021-22 Spanish Copa del Rey, Semifinals

Valencia

43': Goncalo Guedes

FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Valencia advance 2-1 on aggregate

Athletic Club

Guedes screamer sends Valencia past Athletic Club into Copa del Rey final

Goncalo Guedes' stunning strike earned Valencia a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey to send them back to the final.

Match Commentary

26': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Substitution, Valencia. Toni Lato replaces José Gayà because of an injury.
43': Goal! Valencia 1, Athletic Bilbao 0. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Valencia 1, Athletic Bilbao 0.
45': Second Half begins Valencia 1, Athletic Bilbao 0.
60': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Unai Vencedor replaces Dani García.
61': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oihan Sancet replaces Raúl García.
61': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Alex Petxarroman replaces Íñigo Lekue.
70': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nico Williams replaces Alex Berenguer.
71': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Bryan Gil.
73': Omar Alderete (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oier Zarraga replaces Mikel Vesga.
83': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Gabriel Paulista because of an injury.
90'+2': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 40,000

Statistics

ATH		VAL
18	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
64.6	Possession	35.4
10	SHOTS	9
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
368	Accurate Passes	154
482	Passes	257
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.2
77	Long Balls	82
32	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	16
14	Effective Clearances	15
14	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Valencia (3-4-3)

No.	Name
28	Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
5	Gabriel Paulista
15	Omar Alderete
12	Mouctar Diakhaby
23	Ilaix Moriba
10	Carlos Soler
14	José Gayà
20	Dimitri Foulquier
19	Hugo Duro
21	Bryan Gil
7	Goncalo Guedes

Substitutes:

Uros Racic, Jesús Vázquez, Eray Cömert, Cristhian Mosquera, Hélder Costa, Jaume Doménech, Marcos André, Yunus Musah, Hugo Guillamón, Toni Lato, Denis Cheryshev.

Athletic Club (4-4-2)

No.	Name
26	Julen Agirrezabala (GK)
4	Iñigo Martínez
5	Yeray
17	Yuri Berchiche
15	Iñigo Lekue
6	Mikel Vesga
14	Dani García
10	Iker Muniain
7	Álex Berenguer
9	Iñaki Williams
22	Raúl García

Substitutes:

Alex Petxarromán, Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Unai Simón, Dani Vivian, Unai Vencedor, Asier Villalibre, Mikel Balenziaga, Oier Zarraga, Unai Núñez, Ander Capa.