Fortune smiled on us Talavera de la Reina and Deportivo Guadalajarathe two Primera RFEF teams, who will face Real Madrid and Barcelona in sixteenths of the King’s Cup. Atlético Baleares, the only team in the Second RFEF, is also celebrating the result of the draw, as they will host another of the favorites to win the title, Atlético de Madrid.
Another team that aspires to surprise is Ourense, who have already beaten two first division teams: Real Oviedo and Girona. In the round of 16, they will face a historic player in the competition such as Bilbao Athletic Clubthe second club with the most titles in the history of the Copa del Rey with 24 trophies.
In the lineage of the Galicians, the two other Première RFEF teams They want to stay alive in the KO competition. Eldense will host Real Sociedad and Real Betis will travel to the Enrique Roca Stadium to face Real Murcia, in a great moment of form since Adrián Colunga took charge of the team.
Coconuts compete
The Copa del Rey begins, because until now four teams had not played a match. These are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Club de Bilbao and Atlético de Madrid, the four teams participating in the Spanish Super Cup, who enter the competition for the first time in these round of 16 after being exempt from the previous two.
The whites will visit Talavera de la Reina; The Barça team will face Deportivo Guadalajara; the colchoneros will face Atlético Baleares; and Athletic Club de Bilbao will try to reduce the euphoria of Ourense, who eliminated two teams from the EA Sports LaLiga, the highest competition in Spanish football.
Among the clashes between the Second and First clubs Highlights include Villarreal, who will look to advance to the last 16 in Santander against Racing Club; Deportivo-Mallorca, with two Cup champions who will face each other in Riazor; and the historic duel at El Molinón between Real Sporting and Valencia.
The only duel between the best teams is the one that will be played in Mendizorroza on Alavés and Sevillaboth facing emergencies in the domestic competition, as they cannot distance themselves from the relegation zone.
In the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, all the first division teams will play as visitors, giving a small advantage to the locals, of a lower category and a priori weaker in sport. Furthermore, as in the previous ones, there will also be no VARwhose use will begin from the round of 16, as confirmed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Tuesday December 16
- Eibar – Elche (7 p.m.)
- Sports – Mallorca (7 p.m.)
- Guadalajara – Barcelona (9 p.m.)
- Eldense – Real Sociedad (9 p.m.)
- Real Sporting de Gijón – Valencia (9 p.m.)
Wednesday December 17
- Albacete – Celta de Vigo (7 p.m.)
- Real Racing Club de Santander – Villarreal (7 p.m.)
- Huesca – Osasuna (7 p.m.)
- Cultural and Sports Leonesa – Levante (7 p.m.)
- Ourense – Athletic Club de Bilbao (7 p.m.)
- Atlético Baleares – Atlético de Madrid (9 p.m.)
- Alavés – Seville (9 p.m.)
- Talavera – Real Madrid (9 p.m.)
- Real Murcia – Betis (9 p.m.)
- Burgos – Getafe (9 p.m.)
Tuesday January 6
- Granada – Rayo Vallecano (7 p.m.)
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