Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray likely to miss Cup final with groin injury

MADRID, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez looks set to miss next Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Mallorca after suffering a groin injury in his side's 2-0 defeat away to Real Madrid on Sunday.

Yeray had to leave the pitch and was replaced by Dani Vivian in the 24th minute, with the club releasing a medical report on Monday confirming an injury to the "long abductor muscle in his le