Chronicle Athletic is the Ace of Cups (1-2)
The consequences of the pandemic will cause a situation never seen before in which Athletic will be the protagonist.
The rojiblanco team could win two King's Cups in just 14 days, separating their postponed final with Real Sociedad (April 3) from which they secured last night against Barcelona (April 17).
Athletic has linked two finals in a row several times in its history, even winning both - it reached four consecutive titles in the 1930s - but never in such a short space of time, as is obvious.
While the postponed final will be a unique event in history, the one that awaits him two weeks later has already become the classic of the Cup in the 21st century.
Athletic and Barcelona will play the fourth final between them in the last 12 years.
The three already disputed fell on the side of the Barça team (2009, 2015 and 2020), to which the Basques have only been able to get their hands on the 2015 and 2020 Super Cups, having previously lost the 2009 Super Cup.
May 2, 1920
It will be the ninth time that both teams meet for the cup title.
In fact, their rivalry in the decisive duel for the title already has more than a century of history.
It was on May 2, 1920, at El Molinón, when goals from
Vicente Martínez
and
Paulino Alcántara
gave the title to that Barça where
Ricardo Zamora
and
José Samitier
shone
(2-0).
The last time Athletic lifted a Cup, in 1984, it was also against Barcelona, with an iconic but infamous pitched battle at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Endika's
goal
decided that match, which ended in a cloud of kicks and punches around
Diego Maradona
.
Two weeks later, the Competition Committee decreed a three-month sanction for
Goikoetxea
,
Migueli
, Maradona,
De Andrés
,
Clos
and
Sarabia
.
Waiting to recall those successes commanded by
Javi Clemente
, this Athletic can already boast of having perched on another statistical step.
From today, it equals Real Madrid as the second club with the most finals in Cup history (39) only behind Barça (42).
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