Athletic Bilbao drew at Levante 1-1 in the Spanish league on Friday, five days before they meet again to decide which advances to the final of the Copa del Rey.
Roger Mart scored his 10th goal of the season for Levante after the striker converted a 34-minute penalty following Unai Nez’s foul of Jorge de Frutos in the area.
Ral Garcia equalized in the 56th from a penalty conceded by Nikola Vukcekics foul of lex Berenguer.
The stalemate left Levante in eighth place and Bilbao in ninth.
On Thursday, the two will meet for a third time in three weeks when Levante again hosts Bilbao in the return leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal. The first leg at San Mams Stadium stadium ended 1-1.
The other cup semifinal will be decided on Wednesday when Sevilla takes a 2-0 advantage to Barcelona at Camp Nou.