Spanish Copa del Rey

Valencia vs Athletic Club, 2025-26 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals

· Spanish Copa del Rey
Valencia
  • 35': Umar Sadiq
FT
1 - 2
Athletic Club
  • 26': Umar Sadiq (OG)
  • 90'+6': Iñaki Williams

About

Valencia are hosting Athletic Club at Mestalla Stadium, Manises, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish Copa del Rey.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Urko Izeta (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 4': Offside, Valencia. Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 6': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
  • 7': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Álex Padilla (Athletic Club).
  • 13': Offside, Valencia. Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
  • 14': Offside, Valencia. Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Andoni Gorosabel.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Robert Navarro.
  • 20': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
  • 20': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Copete.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
  • 24': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Navarro with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Copete (Valencia).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
  • 25': Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Own Goal by Umar Sadiq, Valencia. Valencia 0, Athletic Club 1.
  • 32': Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
  • 35': Goal! Valencia 1, Athletic Club 1. Umar Sadiq (Valencia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 36': Offside, Valencia. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Andoni Gorosabel.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Álex Padilla (Athletic Club).
  • 40': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
  • 40': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, Athletic Club. Urko Izeta is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
  • 41': Selton Sánchez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Copete (Valencia).
  • 43': Urko Izeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Navarro with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Valencia 1, Athletic Club 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Valencia 1, Athletic Club 1.
  • 46': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 46': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Valencia).
  • 48': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Valencia).
  • 48': Urko Izeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Valencia).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 57': Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eray Cömert.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Umar Sadiq (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pepelu.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Copete (Valencia).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Duro replaces Umar Sadiq.
  • 59': Substitution, Valencia. César Tárrega replaces Copete because of an injury.
  • 59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche replaces Mikel Vesga.
  • 59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Urko Izeta.
  • 59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  • 62': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
  • 62': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  • 67': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
  • 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams replaces Robert Navarro.
  • 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Williams replaces Selton Sánchez.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by César Tárrega (Valencia) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Penalty Athletic Club.
  • 75': Penalty saved. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
  • 75': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
  • 76': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Substitution, Valencia. Largie Ramazani replaces Lucas Beltrán.
  • 77': Substitution, Valencia. Diego López replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
  • 81': Foul by Eray Cömert (Valencia).
  • 81': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Serrano with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
  • 87': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Copete (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Ugrinic (Valencia).
  • 89': Substitution, Valencia. Guido Rodríguez replaces Filip Ugrinic because of an injury.
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
  • 90': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Valencia 1, Athletic Club 2. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Williams following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
  • 90'+7': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Diego López (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Athletic Club 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Athletic Club 2.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 46,931

Line-Ups

VAL Valencia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
3 Copete
24 Eray Cömert
21 Jesús Vázquez
20 Dimitri Foulquier
18 Pepelu
23 Filip Ugrinic
7 Arnaut Danjuma
11 Luis Rioja
6 Umar Sadiq
15 Lucas Beltrán
Valencia Substitutes:
Vicent Abril, César Tárrega, Guido Rodríguez, Diego López, André Almeida, Hugo Duro, Javi, José Gayà, Rubén Iranzo, Largie Ramazani, Unai Núñez.

ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
27 Álex Padilla (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
47 Iker Monreal
15 Iñigo Lekue
2 Andoni Gorosabel
44 Selton Sánchez
6 Mikel Vesga
18 Mikel Jauregizar
25 Urko Izeta
23 Robert Navarro
22 Nico Serrano
Athletic Club Substitutes:
Unai Simón, Alejandro Rego, Unai Gómez, Nico Williams, Adama Boiro, Iñaki Williams, Eder García, Yuri Berchiche, Jon De Luis, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Gorka Guruzeta.

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