Athletic Bilbao crush Mirandes to reach Copa del Rey final

Athletic Bilbao advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey with a 6-2 rout of Mirandes on Tuesday, bringing an emphatic end to the third-tier club's historic run.

With a 2-1 lead from the first leg, the hosts sprinted into a 3-0 lead inside 22 minutes at San Mames thanks to goals from Iker Munain, Markel Susaeta and Jon Aurtenetxe.

Aitor Blanco scored a couple after the break to give the visiting support something to cheer, but Fernando Llorente scored two of his own in between, and an own goal from Cesar Caneda rounded off the scoring two minutes from time.

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Athletic will go on to face either Barcelona or Valencia in the final, while Mirandes can reflect on a cup run in which they beat Villarreal, Espanyol and Racing Santander.

Even though they failed to reach the final, Mirandes could still find themselves playing in next season's Europa League as all three of the other semifinalists on course for a top-six finish in the Spanish league that would send them into European play.

Barcelona hold a slim away-goal advantage from a 1-1 draw heading into Wednesday's second leg against Valencia. If the Catalans move on, they will set up a rematch of the 2009 final, which Barcelona won for the first trophy of the club-record 13 secured by coach Pep Guardiola.

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The final will be played on May 25 in Madrid.


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