Athletic Bilbao players celebrate defeating Espanyol during their semi-final second leg Spanish King's Cup trophy match, near Barcelona March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Albert Gea/Files
MADRID (Reuters) - Athletic Bilbao have proudly resisted pressure to abandon their policy of only recruiting players of Basque origin, making it all the more impressive that they are the club standing between Barcelona and a record-extending 27th King's Cup.
Treble-chasing Barca host Bilbao, who are second on the all-time winners list with 23 Cups, in the final on Saturday (1930 GMT) having already wrapped up a fifth La Liga title in seven years.
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