The Cup heads to the round of 16 and this Wednesday, January 7 (1:00 p.m., Teledeporte and Movistar+) the matches will be announced in an unprecedented draw. For the first time since the new format was established, the condition of a hype only with the teams that compete in the Super Cup. That is, the draw will still not be pure and Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético y Athletic They will necessarily face inferior rivals. In this case of LaLiga Hypermotionas all those from the First and Second Federation who were still alive in the round of 32 had already been eliminated.
The Federation will draw in the Las Rozas Football City the qualifiers for a new round in which First Division teams can be paired with each other. The new condition rules out, however, any possibility of a Clásico or a derby. The delay of the draw date It is because the last round of 32 match between the Granada and the Rayo Vallecano It was not played until this Tuesday, with a 1-3 victory for the Madrid team, due to the participation of the Vallecanos in the Conference.
This is how the Cup drums look
- Cup A (Supercup): Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético y Athletic.
- Cup B (First Division): Elche, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Betis, Osasuna, Alavés and Rayo Vallecano.
- Cup C (Second Division): Sports, Cultural Leonesa, Racing, Burgos and Albacete.
The round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, which will be played on January 13, 14 and 15will bring together the four teams competing in the Super Cup (Barcelona, Atlético, Real Madrid and Athletic), five First Division teams (Elche, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Osasuna, Alavés, Betis and Rayo Vallecano) and five Second Division teams (Deportivo, Cultural Leonesa, Racing, Albacete, Burgos), waiting for what happens in the tie between Granada and Rayo.
It also happens that the round of the round of 16 will be played immediately after the Spanish Super Cupwhich will be held in Saudi Arabia the previous week with the final set for Sunday, January 11.
In the round of 16, the clubs from the lower division will be the home team and, in the case of matches between teams of the same category, the game will be played at the home of the team whose ball was drawn first. A round in which video arbitration will enter the scene.
Cup dates
- Eighth: January 13, 14 and 15
- Rooms: February 4
- Semi-final first leg: February 11
- Semifinals return: 4 March
- Final: To be confirmed
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