San Mamés is preparing for two major European events. One on Thursday in the first phase of the semi -finals against Manchester United. And another, the final of the May 21in which Rojiblanca fans expect athletics. Step by step. The premiere arrives in the new field after the two shows of the “Red Devils” in the old cathedral were in 1957 and 2012. These were quotes that left athletic historical victories.

The first was in the memorable “snowboard”, which was played on January 16, 1957 in the second edition of the European Cup in the Bilbao Fief. The Rojiblanco team trained by Fernando Daucik received the English champion in the first phase of the quarterfinals after abolishing Porto and respecting Puskas, Kocsis and Czibor.

In the first part of the white cloak covering the lawn, the first part of the Uribe’s two goals and one Markaida. After the break, Taylor and Viollet were disturbing 3-2, Merodio and Artxe released Euphoria with two more local goals before Whelan signed the last 5-3 five minutes from the end.

A game and a marker that occupies one of the most striking pages in the books of Athletic, but was not enough to advance to the semi -finals. JanuaryL Back shock played on Maine Road and with more players like Taylor, Whelan or Very Young Duncan Edwards One year later, they lost their lives in the tragic aircraft accident in Munich, Matt Busby’s team closed the Bilbao dream 3-0.

Recently, on March 15, 2012, and even at the old stadium, the Marcelo Bielsa athlete has left another appointment for the iced memory One week earlier, a historic triumph was a week earlier in Old Trafford against the then premiere leader.

But Marcos, the only survivor in the current staff of the unforgettable circle of the 16 round, was the protagonist in both the “Theater of Dreams” and the San Mamés. Alavés scored a goal in the first phase on 2-3 and scored Athletic’s second goal after Fernando Llorente opened the goal.

Although they may have both or rather remembered that these two goals were Iraola “no -Goal” after Bournemouth’s current coach after “Maradoni”, who dropped the ball after three combined football players before a shocking GEA.

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