Valencia 1-2 Athletic Club · Copa del Rey
Valencia lost to Athletic Club 1-2 in the Copa del Rey. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Valencia and Athletic Club met in the Copa del Rey at Mestalla in Valencia on Wednesday, 4 February 2026.
Goalscorers
Valencia: U. Sadiq 35'. Athletic Club: U. Sadiq 26'; I. Williams 90'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Valencia had 11 shots with 3 on target, Athletic Club 12 with 3 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Valencia and 3 to Athletic Club. Valencia conceded 13 fouls, Athletic Club 8. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Valencia, 1 for Athletic Club).
Line-ups
Valencia started in a 4-4-2: Stole Dimitrievski, Dimitri Foulquier, Eray Cömert, José Copete, Jesús Vázquez, Luis Rioja, Filip Ugrinić, Pepelu, Arnaut Danjuma, Lucas Beltrán, Umar Sadiq.
Athletic Club started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Padilla, Andoni Gorosabel, Iker Monreal Agundez, Aymeric Laporte, Íñigo Lekue, Mikel Jauregizar, Mikel Vesga, Nico Serrano, Selton Sanchez, Robert Navarro, Urko Izeta.
More from this competition: Copa del Rey fixtures, results and table.