Thursday, January 5, 2017

9-man Athletic beats Barcelona 2-1 in Copa del Rey (The Associated Press)

Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Gorka Iraizos, celebrates his side scoring their second goal, during the Spanish Copa del Rey, 16 round, first leg soccer match, between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona, at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan.5, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Barcelona's two-year reign of the Copa del Rey was in jeopardy after it lost to a nine-man Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at a packed San Mames Stadium on Thursday. Aritz Aduriz scored and set up another goal in the first half for Athletic, and Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona from a free kick early in the second half. Messi hit the post from inside the area three minutes into stoppage time, and Paco Alcacer missed the open net off the ensuing rebound.


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