Since the Copa del Rey final in 2008-09, Athletic Club have played in eight finals.
That specific night, May 13, 2009, Barça defeated Athletic Club 1-4 at Mestalla to win the Copa.
In the following season, 2009-10, the two teams faced off in the Spanish Super Cup. The Lions, managed by Joaquin Capparós, were unable to win the trophy, falling to defeat in Barcelona and in Bilbao.
The Lions went for two trophies in 2011-12. They took on FC Barcelona in the Vicente Calderón for the Copa and their Europa League final against Atletico Madrid took place in Bucharest. Athletic fell to 0-3 losses on both occasions.
Three seasons later, in 2014-15, the Rojiblancos reached the final of the Copa once more, and once more they battled it out with FC Barcelona for the trophy. The Catalans took the silverware after beating Athletic at the Camp Nou.
Just before the 2015-16 campaign kicked-off, the Lions played FC Barcelona for the Supercopa and ended a 31 year wait for a trophy, defeating Barça 5-1 on aggregate across the two legs.
.Led by Ernesto Valverde, the Lions steamrolled Barça 4-0 in the first leg in Bilbao, with Mikel San Jose scoring a goal from the halfway line and Aritz Aduriz bagging a hat-trick.
At the Camp Nou, Athletic drew 1-1 to ensure Bilbao was truly painted red and white by fans.
This year, Athletic Club will play in two finals. The first takes place this Sunday at 21:00 CET, when the Lions face FC Barcelona in the Supercopa 2021.
The second is the 2019-20 all-Basque Copa final between Athletic and Real Sociedad, which was supposed to be played on April 18, 2020, but was eventually postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The 23 players called up for Sunday night’s match against Granada CF
Marcelino: “We must keep working hard to win”
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The gaffer analysed Sunday night’s match as the Lions get set to take on Granada
ZOOM I The day we reached a second final
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Behind-the-scenes footage from a historic day for the Lions as they reached a second consecutive Copa final
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Marcelino’s Lions leave it late to secure a place in the Copa 2020-21 final
Marcelino: “We were patient and consistent”
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The Athletic Club boss analysed the Lions’ Copa del Rey semi-final win against Levante
Raúl García: “It’s an honour to fight alongside this group of friends”
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Raúl García emphasised Athletic’s team spirit after their Copa semi-final win over Levante