They've been waiting 40 years for this, and Ander Herrera is just the guy to take them to cup triumph
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Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 06.04.24. | 16:40
Former Manchester United and PSG star is on the verge of fulfilling his dad's dreams on Saturday night in the Copa del Rey final (10 pm)
After FA Cup and Europa League triumphs with Manchester United and numerous Ligue 1 and Coup de France trophies with Paris Saint-Germain, Ander Herrera has the chance to help Athletic Bilbao end a 40-year wait for a major trophy in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday night.
Bilbao face RDC Mallorca in a somewhat unusual showdown that will be the sixth different cup winner in the last six years.
Ander Herrera wants to win the Copa del Rey with Athletic Bilbao for his dad. ❤️#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/IhhYZ5qLHI
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 6, 2024
This is Herrera's second spell with the club for which his father Pedro played, too, back in the day.
The 34-year-old watches Manchester United, a club he will "love forever", and PSG, who allowed him to "play with some of the best players in the history of football".
But when it comes to a club's role in society, he says Athletic - with their Basque-only policy - are "most important".
"You see people who have been season ticket holders all their lives and they don't watch other games, they only watch Athletic, that is so different," he says.
"Something I really like from our region and our people is that we love what we do and we love what we have, even though we know probably it is not the best in the world, but we love it more than anything else."
COPA DEL REY - FINAL
Saturday
23:00: (1.70) Ath.Bilbao (3.50) Mallorca (5.50)
***odds are subject to change***
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