Athletic Bilbao score at the death to knock Real Madrid out and reach Copa del Rey semi-finals

Athletic Bilbao reached their third consecutive Copa Del Rey semi-final after a last-gasp 1-0 win over a lacklustre Real Madrid side at San Mames. Athletic had much better of the first-half, with Dani Garcia coming closest to breaking the deadlock.

His 25-yard strike from distance was tipped over by Thibaut Courtois. Ad/> It was more of the same in the second half for Marcelino’s side, but they were not able to take their chances.

FootballPique to Haaland: If you want the Ballon d'Or, don't join same team as Mbappe12 HOURS AGO However, that all changed with just minutes to play as substitute Alejandro Berenguer fired in a beautiful effort into the bottom corner from just inside the box to win it for Athletic in spectacular fashion to send the cathedral of San Mames wild. Athletic saw off six minutes of stoppage time to hang on and secure their passage into the last four.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, suffer defeat in the quarter-final stage of the competition for the fourth time since 2016. More to follow...