Both teams qualified for the 2020 Copa del Rey Final,[60][61] the first ever Basque derby showdown (disregarding the mini-league involving Athletic and Vasconia in 1910).[62][63][5][6] Originally scheduled for 18 April, the fixture was postponed due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic in Spain which had led to other matches being cancelled or played in an empty stadium, something the clubs wished to avoid, particularly given the significance of the match.[64] It was eventually played – in an empty stadium – 350 days after its original date, on 3 April 2021.[65][66] In a tense match featuring several players with ties to the opposition, and which produced many fouls and few chances, Mikel Oyarzabal scored the only goal – from a penalty – to give Real Sociedad a historic victory and their first major trophy since 1987.[67]