Real Sociedad
The Sanse reacted late to a solid Racing in Anoeta (1-3)
After two goals in the first half, the White-Blue team improved after the break, but could not avoid a clear defeat against Racing.
The Royal faces Atlético in the Cup Final with illusion and confidence
Pellegrino Matarazzo wants to win another title in front of his fans, but to do so he will have to play a very good game, as Cholo Simeono's team has reached the Cup Final in full form after eliminating Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Mikel Oyarzabal: "We have a very powerful team in front of us, but we believe in ourselves."
Captain Mikel Oyarzabal sees the Royal "eager" and ready to beat Atlético de Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.
Simeone: "The Royal is a competitive team that can fight and play."
Atlético de Madrid coach praised the Royal Society at the press conference prior to the final. "The Real is a competitive team, it knows how to fight, it knows how to play, because it has different ways of attacking, inside and outside, with good footballers and young people, "Simeone said.
Griezmann: "I owe the Royal a lot, and the final will be special."
The Athletic striker will play an emotional final against the Royal Society in La Cartuja. The Frenchman acknowledges his debt to the Donostiarra club, which opened its doors to him when no one else did.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad King's Cup Final
Special "Search for the Cup" on the King's Cup Final between Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad in Seville.
The program will begin at 8:20 p.m. and all pre-match details will be known, such as the alignments of both teams or the meeting points of the Blue White fans (Fan zone) and the memorable images left by the pasacalles.
Once the contest is over, it will be time to listen to the words of the protagonists, and to examine at length what the competition has left behind.
Realeko zaleek taldea agurtu dute Zubietan
Realaren azken entrenamenduaren ondoren, ehunka zale bildu dira kanpoan bere taldeari agur esateko. 1987ko titulua aurkari beraren kontra berritzeko itxaropenez, eta lurralde oso baten ilusioaren hauspoa gainean duela egingo du taldeak bidaia.
Turrientes: "It will be a difficult and very special encounter, but with everyone's push we will be close to the goal."
"Since you enter Zubieta you dream of these moments, it is difficult, you have to work hard, but I am on the right track," explained the midfielder of the Royal. "Family and friends are looking forward to the final, so are we, because it is a very special match for everyone," the beasaindarra admitted.
Xabi Prieto and Gabi take the cup to Seville in Calesa
The cup arrived in Seville on Thursday at noon. Gabi, former Atlético player of Madrid, and Xabi Prieto, former footballer of the Royal Society, took it away in Calesa.
Jokin Aperribay: "I always think the Royal is a favorite, but we need to know that we're going to have a very difficult rival ahead of us."
EITB has interviewed the president of the Royal Society on the occasion of the grand final of the King's Cup that the txuri-urdin team will play on Saturday. Aperribay has been optimistic and has also sent a message to all fans: "I hope people enjoy it."
The Royal will leave Zubieta on Friday at 14:00 and return on Sunday at the same time
The Blue White team will take the road to Seville after training.
The realists who live in Seville happy, with blue white flamenco
His colleague Asier Aranguren, who is already in Seville on the occasion of the Saturday finals, met today with Peña Nazarena, the realists who live in Seville.
San Sebastian and all of Gipuzkoa, ready to be part of the Cartuja party
From 15:00 to 01:00, Alderdi Eder will be part of the festive atmosphere of the Cartuja. Two giant screens will be installed to follow the match, connecting with Seville and enjoying an agenda full of events and surprises.
Jon Martin: "It's going to be a match, a match between two entire teams."
Jon Martin will live "a dream" when he plays Saturday's King's Cup final, he explained at a press conference today. The Donostiarra knows he will face a team made up of very good players, but he has made it clear that they are going to win.
405 more members of the Royal Society will be able to qualify for the Cup Final
The White Blue Club announced on Tuesday night that, as a result of the process of awarding seats by the company responsible for managing the ticket sales platform of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, 318 more seats have been created in various sectors of Cartuja, with 87 tickets left in the second phase of the purchase process.
Jon Gorrotxategi: "For a quarry player to make it to the final, you can't even dream of it."
For Jon Gorrotxategi, the Royal Society quarry player, it will be his first finale with his team, raised in the Royal Society from a very young age, he will fulfill his dream on Saturday.
Jon Gorrotxategi and Yangel Herrera have trained again with the Royal and it looks like they'll be ready to be in the final
As the Royal has shown in a video of this Tuesday's training, Mikel Oyarzabal has also worked normally with his teammates.
Gonçalo Guedes: "We have made a good journey and we must end with victory"
In the run-up to next Saturday's Copa Final between Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad in La Cartuja, we have been with Gonçalo Guedes, who has told us that, for the time being, he is "on the ground" and "calm", but that does not detract from his desire to bring the Cup to San Sebastian, even knowing that they have a difficult match ahead of them.
Javier Alberola will be the judge of the King's Cup final this Saturday
Jorge Figueroa will be on the VAR. Alberola has been a First Division judge since the 2017-2018 season and is international since 2022.
Lopez Ufarte: "The Royal is fine; she can win this final."
Roberto López Ufarte, a former Royal Society player, is one of the protagonists of the 87 cup victory and the player who has worn both the Atlético and Real Sociedad T-shirt. We have been with him remembering that victory and knowing his point of view on next Saturday's King's Cup final.