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\"footballBilbao (Spain): Athletic Bilbao gave cancer-battling teammate Yeray Alvarez<\/a> <\/strong>the best imaginable gift, beating mighty FC Barcelona 2-1 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey<\/a><\/strong> pre-quarterfinal tie.<\/p>\n

Alvarez, still recovering from testicular cancer, was among the roughly 50,000 people in the stands at San Mames for the contest here on Thursday, reported Efe news agency.<\/p>\n

Also Read :Spanish footballer Alvarez undergoes successful cancer surgery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The hosts built a 2-0 lead in the first half and hung on to win despite playing the final 10 minutes of regulation with only nine men.<\/p>\n

Athletic threatened the Barça goal just 90 seconds into the match, a sign of things to come as the Bilbao side opted for an unaccustomed 4-4-2 that held the visitors to only two chances in the first 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

The home team’s first goal came in the 25th minute on the counterattack, with Aritz Aduriz heading the ball just inside the far post.<\/p>\n

Barely three minutes later Aduriz helped Iñaki Williams make it 2-0 for Athletic, who nearly got a third goal before the half-time break.<\/p>\n

An improved Barcelona clawed one back seven minutes into the second half on a direct free kick from Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n

The goal inspired the visitors, who came close to equalizing on two occasions even before Athletic’s Raul Garcia was ejected in the 72nd minute for a second yellow card.<\/p>\n

Things got even worse for the hosts in the 80th minute, when Ander Iturraspe found himself sent off for his second yellow card of the night.<\/p>\n

Athletic weathered the storm, with players and fans heaving a sigh of relief as a shot from Messi bounced off the post in the last play before the final whistle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Alvarez, still recovering from testicular cancer, was among the roughly 50,000 people in the stands at San Mames for the contest here on Thursday, reported Efe news agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[1682,4471,764,12975,466,19944],"class_list":["post-31586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-football-news","tag-athletic-bilbao","tag-copa-del-rey","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-football-news","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-yeray-alvarez"],"yoast_head":"\nBilbao beat Barcelona in Copa del Rey tie - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31586\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bilbao beat Barcelona in Copa del Rey tie - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bilbao (Spain): Athletic Bilbao gave cancer-battling teammate Yeray Alvarez the best imaginable gift, beating mighty FC Barcelona 2-1 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey pre-quarterfinal tie. 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