Soccer-Barcelona knocked out of Cup as Athletic hit extra-time double

Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Quarter Final - Athletic Bilbao v FC Barcelona - San Mames, Bilbao, Spain - January 24, 2024 FC Barcelona's Diego Kochen, Ilkay Gundogan and Marc Guiu look dejected after the match REUTERS/Vincent West

(Reuters) -Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as brothers Inaki and Nico Williams struck in extra time in a breathtaking quarter-final.

The hosts grabbed an early lead with a Gorka Guruzeta strike from a rebound inside the first minute but Barca managed to hit back before the break with two goals within five minutes.