Nine-man Athletic Bilbao defeat Barcelona in Copa del Rey
Athletic Bilbao defeated Barcelona 2-1 in the first leg of their round of 16 Copa del Rey clash on Thursday. Bilbao, who got a 2-0 lead at half-time, were down to nine men after Raul Garcia and Ander Iturraspe were red-carded within six minutes of each other. Lionel Messi scored Barca's lone goal before hitting the post in stoppage time.