MADRID (AP) – For the first time in more than a century, a Basque derby will decide the Copa del Rey.
Athletic Bilbao reached the Copa final for the fourth time in 12 years despite a 2-1 loss at Granada on Thursday, advancing on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate score to set up a title match against Basque Country rival Real Sociedad.
It will be the first time the two teams play for the Copa title since Athletic beat Sociedad in 1910 in the deciding match of a three-team mini-tournament.
Neither club has won the cup in more than 30 years, with Athletic's last title coming in 1984 and Sociedad's in 1987.