"Athletic" Bilbao won the trophy in a tense match against Mallorca. Athletic Bilbao won the Spanish Cup 2023 /24. In the final of the tournament, the Basques beat Mallorca at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville – 1:1 (4:2 in the penalty shootout).
Mallorca scored first in the decisive match ” – in the 21st minute, Daniel Rodriguez scored.
“Athletic” bounced back immediately after the break – in the 50th minute, >Oyan Sunset.
The main time of the match ended in a draw. In the extra periods, the teams did not determine the winner, so everything was decided in a penalty shootout, where the Athletic players were more precise. Ernesto Valverde's men converted all four of their shots from the penalty spot, while their opponents missed twice.
Review of the match “Athletic” – “Mallorca”
For Athletic this is the 24th Copa del Rey won and the first in the last 40 years – in the 1983/84 season the Basques won a golden double, winning the championship and the King's Cup.