Real Sociedad

It was a beautiful game at Los Carménes on Thursday night but Granada fell thanks to an away goal through a Yuri strike to set up a final 110 years in the making.

Noble in defeat. Mirandés made it through to the semi-final stage and even took decent score back to Anduva but eventually fell short of the mark..

The depression which had hung over Real Madrid since their Copa del Rey exit vanished in a vibrant second half display in Sunday’s Clásico, writes Alfredo Relaño.

If Wednesday's game at San Mamés ended 1-0, Thursday's clash at the Reale Arena ended 2-1.

A clash between Athletic and Granada in LaLiga staged at San Mamés at this time of the year would have passed off inadvertently as just another game.

The absence of Real Madrid and Barça in the Copa del Rey semi-finals may have dampened entusiasmam for some for with this new cup format