The first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final between Atletico and Athletic Bilbao is scheduled for Wednesday, February 7 at 10.30pm at the Wanda Metropolitano and will be broadcast on Digi Sport 1.

In one of the semi-finals of the Spanish Cup, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will meet, who are fighting for a place in the Champions League in the championship (the answer is scheduled for Thursday, February 29, at 22:30 on the island of San Mames); The second finalist will be between “Mallorca” and “Real Sociedad”.

Atlético Madrid entered the competition directly in the last 16, a privilege granted to teams participating in the Spanish Super Cup, in which they beat Lugo (third division) 3-1, so Real Madrid prevail in the last 16 at home scoring 4-2 after extra time (2-2 after 90 minutes) and in the quarter-finals to eliminate Sevilla, scoring 1-0 at Wanda Metropolitano.

The team coached by Diego Simeone and for whom Horatio Moldovan has yet to make his debut, are 4th in the league after 23 matches with 48 points, three more than today’s opponents Athletic Bilbao, who are 5th and are further. draw at Santiago Bernabeu, 1-1 with Real Madrid in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten at home this season in all competitions (16 wins and 17 draws) and are on a five-match home winning streak.

Atlético Madrid have won the Copa del Rey 10 times, most recently in 2013 after a 2-1 final against Real Madrid, and have lost nine more times in the last leg of the competition, most recently in 2010 (0-2 against Sevilla).

Athletic Bilbao have reached this stage of the competition by beating Rubi (sixth division) 2-1 (d) in the first round, Cajon (fourth division) 3-0 (d) in the second round and Eibar in the round of 16 (second league), score 3-0 (d), in the round of 16 against Alaves, score 2-0 (a), and in the quarter-final against Barcelona (a), score 4-2 after extra time (2-2 after 90 minutes).

In La Liga, the team coached by Ernesto Valverde is in 5th place after 23 stages with 45 points, three adrift of the Champions League, and comes off the back of a league win, 4-0 at home against Mallorca (note that Athletic Bilbao plays in the previous two away matches).

Athletic Bilbao have won the Copa del Rey 23 times, the last time in 1984 after a 0-1 final against Barcelona, ​​and have lost a further 16 times in the final act of the competition, most recently in 2021, 0-4 against Barcelona.

The last time these two teams met in the current La Liga season was on December 16, 2023, when Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 at San Mames with goals from Guruzueta (51) and Nico Williams (64).

Superbet offers odds of 1.28 on the 1X prediction: home win or draw for Atletico Madrid – Athletic Bilbao.

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