translated from Spanish: Sin Arturo Vidal: Barcelona were eliminated from the Copa del Rey against Athletic

Barcelona were eliminated in the quarter-finalof of the Copa del Rey, after being defeated 1-0 against Athletic Club Bilbao at the Estadio San Mamés.On the visit, the Chilean Arturo Vidal was on the substitutes’ bench, being booked by the DT Quique Setién, after coming back from an injury to his left thigh. The Catalan painting dominated the actions in the first part, but without further depth in the local area. The Basques clearly bet on getting out of a kickback. In the add-on the tonic remained, but Setién had Griezmann and Arthur entered to give more depth to their squad attack. Lionel Messi had the best option to open the score in the 87th minute, but could not with goalkeeper Unai Simon when he faced it hand-in-hand in the area. The surprise would come in the discounts, when Iñaki Williams (93′) took advantage of a center from the right to beat the defenders and divert the ball enough to defeat ter Stegen.Dolorosa fall from Barcelona, who arrived with favoritism to this match, more even after Real Madrid were also eliminated this day. For their part, Athletic Club Bilbao joined Real Sociedad, Granada and Mirandés in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

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