Bilbao win at Atletico in Copa del Rey semi-first leg
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MADRID - Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Metropolitano stadium on Wednesday thanks to Alex Berenguer's penalty.
The hosts started strongly and created chances for Rodrigo de Paul, Memphis Depay and Antoine Griezmann, but Athletic took the lead from Berenguer's spot-kick following a foul on Benat Prados by defender Reinildo Mandava.
The visitors defended well after the break and the closest Atletico came to an equaliser was when Yeray Alvarez fouled Alvaro Morata but the penalty was ruled out by a VAR review.
In the first leg of the other semi-final, Real Mallorca and Real Sociedad drew 0-0 on Tuesday.
Atletico, fourth in the LaLiga standings and three points above Athletic in fifth, will try to reach the Copa del Rey final for the first time since 2013 when they visit Athletic in the second leg on Feb. 29. REUTERS
