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Off-the-radar: Gaizka Toquero

"¡Ari, ari, ari, Toquero lehendakari!"It was the 2008-09 Copa del Rey semi-final against Sevilla. At the San Mamés, the old San Mamés, Bilbao were leading 2-0. But they were not safe - Sevilla had won the first leg 2-1, and a goal at Bilbao would keep them alive.Step forward, Gaizka Toquero.Fernando Llorente presses David Prieto and gets the ball off him, but the defender has blocked the only possible angle Llorente can exploit to score. Meanwhile, the other center back, Federico Fazio, is quickly moving towards him. He passes the ball into empty space.Halfway through the pass, Bilbao fans are already celebrating.