Valencia vs Athletic Club: 1–2

Athletic Club beat Valencia 2–1 in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at Mestalla Stadium, Manises, Spain.

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey (2025-26 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals)
Kick-off time: Wed, 4 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Mestalla Stadium, Manises, Spain
Attendance: 46,931
Teams: Valencia (home), Athletic Club (away)

Goals

26' — Umar Sadiq (own goal) (Athletic Club)
35' — Umar Sadiq (Valencia)
90'+6' — Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club), assist Nico Williams

Starting line-ups

Valencia (4-4-2): Stole Dimitrievski (G), Copete (CD-L), Eray Cömert (CD-R), Jesús Vázquez (LB), Dimitri Foulquier (RB), Pepelu (CM-L), Filip Ugrinic (CM-R), Arnaut Danjuma (LM), Luis Rioja (RM), Umar Sadiq (CF-L), Lucas Beltrán (CF-R).

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1): Álex Padilla (G), Aymeric Laporte (CD-L), Iker Monreal (CD-R), Iñigo Lekue (LB), Andoni Gorosabel (RB), Selton Sánchez (AM), Mikel Vesga (LM), Mikel Jauregizar (RM), Urko Izeta (F), Robert Navarro (AM-L), Nico Serrano (AM-R).

Recent form

Valencia: drew 1–1 vs Elche (10 Jan); won 2–0 away to Burgos (15 Jan); won 1–0 away to Getafe (18 Jan); won 3–2 vs Espanyol (24 Jan); lost 2–1 away to Real Betis (1 Feb).

Athletic Club: lost 3–2 away to Mallorca (17 Jan); won 3–2 away to Atalanta (21 Jan); lost 2–1 away to Sevilla (24 Jan); lost 3–2 vs Sporting CP (28 Jan); drew 1–1 vs Real Sociedad (1 Feb).