Athletic take lead over Granada

MADRID, Feb 13 (Reuters): Athletic Bilbao dominated Granada in the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg but were only able to earn a 1-0 win on Wednesday thanks to a goal by Iker Muniain.
The Basques, who knocked out Barcelona in the quarter-finals, impressed at a raucous San Mames and had two goals disallowed for offside.
Inaki Williams had a low shot tipped round the post by Rui Silva and Raul Garcia was narrowly off target, before Muniain put Athletic ahead after 42 minutes.
Yeray Alvarez and Ander Capa's strikes were ruled out as Athletic failed to build on their lead before the second leg in Andalusia on March 5.
"We feel good, to win at home and keep a clean sheet was very important, it's a good result for the second leg. We'd have liked to expand the scoreline," Muniain said.
"Apart from that we had a good game, played intensely, at a good rhythm and we got a favourable result and we are happy."