It was an exciting display of Spanish football in the Basque capital, and the better team won on the night.
And it really wasn’t as close as it seemed.
Ernesto Valvede and his Athletic Club came out of the gates fired up and ready to take the Copa del Rey seriously. As they do every year.
This is a team capable of producing offense. In this game, they produced a shocking 29 shots in 120 minutes of play.
29 - Barcelona conceded 29 shots in 120 minutes of play against Athletic, their most in a single game in all competitions since at least the 2013/14 season.