In the early morning of the 7th, the final of the Spanish Football Championship reached a climax, Bilbao versus Mallorca, 120 minutes of intense fighting, the score was fixed at 1-1, intense fighting to the penalty shootout, Bilbao with a score of 4-2 to the end of the laugh, after 40 years, they once again won the trophy. Meanwhile, the two giants Real Madrid and Barcelona also sent their congratulations.
The Spanish soccer world has been particularly quiet this season due to the early exits of Real Madrid and Barcelona. However, in the "civilian" version of the final, Mallorca, who had been ranked a little lower, brought a surprise when midfielder Danilo Diegues broke the record just 21 minutes into the first half. In the second half, Bilbao midfielder Oyhan Sinister equalized, sending the game into extra time.
The game went to penalties in extra time after both teams failed to get anything going. Mallorca midfielder Vinu Moranis' penalty kick was saved by Bilbao goalkeeper Akili Sabara, while Niemanchala missed. Bilbao, by contrast, scored all four of their penalties to leapfrog the winners.
After a long wait since 1984, Bilbao finally tasted the sweetness of the Spanish championship. This is the 25th time in the team's history that they have won the title, second only to Barcelona's 31 titles and even five more than Real Madrid.
As the tournament came to an end, Real Madrid and Barcelona took to social media to congratulate Bilbao. Real Madrid officially said, "Congratulations to Bilbao and its fans, who deservedly won the Spanish Championship." While Barcelona said, "Congratulations to Bilbao for winning the Spanish Cup." It is worth mentioning that Bilbao coach Valverdi has won one Spanish title and two La Liga titles at Barcelona, totaling 11 crowns in his career.
