"Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao will lock horns with each other in the Copa del Rey this week. The second leg of the semi-final tie between the two La Liga clubs will be held at the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Wednesday. Sociedad won the first leg of the tie 1-0 at San Mames in Bilbao last month."
"Pellegrino Matarazzo's side, though, are doing well at the moment. Sociedad are eighth in the La Liga table right now with 35 points from 26 matches and are likely to end the season in the top half of the standings."
"Real Sociedad are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Athletic Bilbao. Alex Remiro will be in goal and will have Jon Aramburu, Igor Zubeldia, Duje Caleta-Car and Sergio Gomez in front of him in defence. Jon Gorrotxategi and Benat Turrientes will be the two holding midfielders."
Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao compete in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian on Wednesday at 8pm UK time. Sociedad won the first leg 1-0 at San Mames. Real Sociedad currently sits eighth in La Liga with 35 points from 26 matches under Pellegrino Matarazzo, following a 1-0 victory over Real Mallorca. The team will deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation with Alex Remiro in goal, a four-man defense, Jon Gorrotxategi and Benat Turrientes in midfield, and Mikel Oyarzabal leading the attack. Athletic Bilbao, a historic Basque club, finished fourth in the 2024-25 La Liga campaign under Ernesto Valverde and regularly competes for European qualification.
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