Next Tuesday, December 12, starting at 1:00 p.m., Málaga CF will find out its next rival in the Copa del Rey. But what he already knows for sure is that the team he will have to face in the third round of the tournament will be from the First Division. Besides, There is a good chance that that opponent will be one of the four that will play in the Spanish Super Cup: Real Madrid, Barça, Atlético de Madrid and Osasuna.
Pellicer: “I would like a historic rival”
The blue and white team longs for one of the ‘bombs’ of the draw to fall on them. Even Pellicer said it in the press conference after qualifying against Eldense (1-0): «I would like a historic club for the fans. They have been suffering for a long time and they deserve a game against a Champions team. “That would be the biggest prize.”
The conditions of the draw mean that there are many possibilities that a ‘great’ will arrive at La Rosaleda on the weekend of January 6-7. According to the competition rules, the lower category teams will be paired with the higher category teams by draw, with the tie being played in a single match on the field of the lower division team.
Three “fats”
Thus, the first teams to find a rival will be the four from the Super Cup -Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and Osasuna-. Barbastro and Arandina are the two survivors of the Second RFEF, the fourth category of Spanish football. They will face two of those from the Super Cup in their own fiefdom. And the other two remaining will be paired with two of the classified Primera RFEF clubs, among which is Málaga CF. The blue and white will compete with Castellón, Unionistas de Salamanca and Lugo to win one of these two ‘big’ prizes.
Other Primera options
If Málaga CF is not matched in any of the aforementioned qualifiers, its rival will be another of the classified First Division squads: Villarreal, Getafe, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Alavés, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Mallorca, Sevilla, Las Palmas, Athletic Club, Girona and Celta. Obviously, in this group there are also possible rivals who are very greedy to experience a great day of football at La Rosaleda. Sevilla due to the historical rivalry with Seville, Pellegrini and Isco’s Betis, Míchel’s incredible Girona, co-leader of the First Division, or the always competitive in the knockout tournament, Athletic Bilbao, would surely be very well received by club, squad and fans.
Qualified teams
First division: Real Madrid, Barça, Atlético de Mardid, Osasuna, Villarreal, Getafe, Valencia, Rayo, Alavés, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Mallorca, Sevilla, Las Palmas, Celta, Athletic and Girona
Second division: Espanyol, Huesca, Tenerife, Cartagena, Burgos, Amorebieta, Elche, Eibar and Racing de Ferrol
First RFEF: Málaga CF, Castellón, Unionistas and Lugo.
Second RFEF: Barbastro and Arandina.
2023-12-07 22:35:37
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