Alex Berenguer crowned himself the match winner in the 25th minute by using a penalty kick. The return is on Thursday, February 29 in Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao, Basque Country.
Depay was replaced after just under an hour. The Dutch international scored in three different games in seven days at the end of January, but against Athletic he was unable to find the net – just like last Sunday in the Madrid derby against Real Madrid (1-1).
On Tuesday, the first meeting of the other semi-final, between Mallorca and Real Sociedad, ended 0-0. Last season the Copa del Rey, the Spanish cup tournament, was won by Real Madrid. The Royal In this edition, they were already eliminated in the eighth finals by city rivals Atlético.
Chelsea has convincingly qualified for the fifth round of the FA Cup in a difficult period. The Londoners won the away match against Aston Villa 3-1. It was a replay, because at the end of January it had become 0-0 on the Chelsea field.
After 21 minutes, Chelsea was already 2-0 ahead in Birmingham, after goals from Conor Gallagher and Nicolas Jackson. Enzo Fernández made it 0-3 in the 54th minute and it was not until the ninetieth minute that the home team did something back through Moussa Diaby.
In the fifth round, Chelsea will face Leeds United, who won 4-1 at Plymouth on Tuesday evening – after extra time. Chelsea is having a bad phase in the Premier League, where it is in eleventh place. On Sunday ‘The Blues’ lost 4-2 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and a few days earlier Liverpool were too strong 4-1.