Athletic Bilbao set up Super Cup final with Real Madrid after comeback win over Atletico

Two goals in the second half in Riyadh sends the defending champions through to the final

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  Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams celebrates after a goal during the Spanish Super Cup semi final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao at King Fahd stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)

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  Athletic Bilbao players celebrate after Yeray Alvarez scores the equaliser against Atletico Madrid. AP

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  Yeray Alvarez celebrates after scoring against Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final. AP

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  Nico Williams attempts to control the ball under pressure from Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo De Paul and Renan Lodi. AP

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  Nico Williams shoots during the Spanish Super Cup semi final. AP

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  Athletic Bilbao's Yeray Alvarez dives in to tackle Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez. Reuters

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  Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Athletic Bilbao. AP

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  Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone shouts instructions from the touchline during the Spanish Super Cup semi-final. AP

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  Atletico Madrid's Yannick Carrasco on the ball as Athletic Bilbao's Oscar de Marcos watches on from the ground. AP

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  Referee Guillermo Cuadra issues a red card to Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez. AFP

Athletic Bilbao set up a Spanish Super Cup final showdown against Real Madrid after coming back from a goal down to defeat La Liga champions Atletico Madrid 2-1 in Riyadh on Thursday.

Athletic, who won the Super Cup in 2021, trailed just after the hour mark when a header from Joao Felix crashed off the post before being deflected into the goal via the back of goalkeeper Unai Simon.

However, the match swung Bilbao's way late in the second half with both their goals also coming from set-pieces.

A 77th-minute header from Yeray Alvarez levelled the scores before Nico Williams hit the winner nine minutes from time, finding the net from a corner by captain Iker Munian.

The teenage Williams beat Renan Lodi and Atletico skipper Koke to the ball to head past Jan Oblak in goal.

"I'm very emotional right now," said 19-year-old Williams who lined up for the match alongside older brother Inaki. "I hope there will be many more joys like this. I'm very happy to have been able to experience this with my Inaki and my mother, who came to hug us at the end of the match.

"She told me I deserved it. The hug with my brother after my goal is a moment I will never forget."

Oblak admitted his team had been stunned by the defeat.

"It's hard to explain, we conceded two goals off set-pieces. We have conceded a lot of goals like that this season, and it happened to us again tonight," said the Slovenia international.

"We have to find the answer to this problem otherwise it will be very complicated until the end of the season."

Real Madrid made sure of their place in Sunday's final in Riyadh with a 3-2 win over Barcelona on Wednesday.