Atlético – Athletic: The Great Rivalry

dsince in 1903 Sports was born as a parent club Sports On the initiative of several Basque students, father and son came up with history as an alternative to the two great Spain which until the mid-90s made the Bilbao team king Cups after his 23 caps (now surpassed by Barcelona from 31). At that time, both were equal in titles. League (eight) in their windows, while with Simeone a short dress will break the tie in the summer season Doubletin 1996. However, this would be with Cholo at the head of the bench, when the greatness of the Madrid team would rise sharply and the rivalry would intensify, starting with his first great work, just five months after landing in Calderonwill be completed by preventing bets on Bielsa will mean brushing off the dust Barge to celebrate the first international title, Europa League 2012.

Needless to say, this has a special meaning that Cup It’s on both sides. That year 2013, almost eleven distant years ago, conquered in Bernabeu He noted the before and after in SportsFine Simeonealready mentioned Europa League And European Super Cup in their pocket, it ended 14 years of derby humiliation and allowed them to start disturbing the duopoly they had enjoyed. Real Madrid and Barcelona. For him Sportsa cup-winning team like few others, she was resistant to her fetish tournament at the time because, despite appearing in the last five semi-finals, she had not played metal since 1984, although she came close in 1985. the final, losing precisely Sports; in 2009, 2015 and 2021 compared to Barcelona; and perhaps the most painful is 2020 with Real society as a rival.

We must also go back to basics Holism find the last precedent between Sporty and athletic at the knockout tournament, in the quarterfinals of 2014. Godin gave an advantage in Calderonbut it should be in San Mames where the rojiblancos of madrid certified their pass after Aduriz temporarily equalize a tie: through mediation Diego Costa…and from Raul Garcia. The current replacement Stiletto in the Bilbao team, although he lived on both sides, is not the only one who survived those first duels, because in addition to the fact that Ernesto Valverde He was the local coach in the history of this Cup, Ander Herrera, De Marcos and Munyain they have already suffered Simeone (already coke) in the final Bucharest.

Third, Athletic

Although after six visits to the league Metropolitanthe score 0:0 is the only income the team managed to achieve SportsBilbao residents not only believe in the possibility of a return to magic San Mameswhere they already surpassed Atlético in mid-December, but also look in the mirror of the latest precedent in the draw, the semi-final of the tournament Super Bowl 2022. WITH Oblak, Llorente, Hermoso, De Paul, Koke and Correa on the green, Yeray and Nico Williams they will turn over the missed goal Unai Simon (De Marcos, Yuri, Vesga, Dani Garcia, Berenguer, Raul Garcia, Munyain, Sunset and Iñaki Williams will also participate) to bring to Sports until its final end. Today, at the beginning of the fourth revolution of the era Simeoneanother one spotted.