Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Atlético Madrid (4-0 on aggregate): Athletic will face Mallorca in the Copa del Rey final

Athletic Bilbao easily defeated Atlético Madrid to advance to the Copa del Rey final against Mallorca on April 6th.

Athletic doubled their advantage 13 minutes into the second leg at home when Nico Williams converted Inaki Williams' goal.

The pair combined again to score the second goal, with Nico Williams scoring just before half-time and Gorka Grzeta scoring for a 4-0 aggregate victory.

The second leg was played in San Mamés in front of 52,061 spectators, the largest attendance in Athletic's history.

The restart after half-time was delayed due to a medical emergency in the stands.

In X's post, The Athletic wrote: “One person suffered from suffocation, but thanks to medical services his condition was stabilized and he was taken to hospital.”

The final will be played at Seville's Estadio La Cartuja, with the winner qualifying for the Europa League group stage in the 2024-25 season.

Mallorca achieved the highlight of the year by winning the Copa del Rey in 2003, after losing in the finals in both 1991 and 1998. 5 penalty shootout victory Following the second leg, they defeated Real Sociedad 1-1 on aggregate.

Mallorca are 16th in La Liga, just six points off the relegation zone, while Athletic are fifth, one place behind fourth-placed Atlético.

Athletic, who have won the Copa del Rey 23 times, beat Barcelona 4-2 in the quarter-finals after Atlético beat Real Madrid by the same score in the previous round.