The Copa del Rey advances towards its decisive stage. This Monday the draw takes place (1:00 p.m.) that will define the quarterfinals of the … tournament, in the Luis Aragonés hall of the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a round to which eight teams have entered after a round of 16 marked by tension, surprises and several outcomes in extra time.
The tie left images to remember, especially in Albacete. The team from La Mancha signed one of the great feats of the season by eliminating Real Madrid, while Athletic Club avoided shipwreck against Cultural Leonesa thanks to a penalty in extra time. Real Sociedad also needed to reach eleven meters to overcome Osasuna, in a shootout in which Unai Marrero supported the San Sebastian team with several decisive stops.
There was no shortage of suffering at other crossings. Betis had to come back in La Cartuja against Elche, with two goals from Chimy Ávila, and Alavés beat Rayo Vallecano in a rough duel that was resolved by the minimum score. The other three places were awarded to Atlético, who narrowly defeated Deportivo de la Coruña with a great goal from a free kick by Griezmann; Valencia, solvent in their visit to Burgos, and Barcelona, current champion, who beat Racing de Santander with the leading role shared between Ferran Torres, Joan García and the young Lamine Yamal.
The quarterfinals will be played on February 3, 4 and 5, 2026 and will maintain the single-match format, the last before the competition adopts double-header qualifiers. The only condition of the draw will be that Albacete, the only survivor of the Second Division, will open the draw and play at home against one of the seven teams in the top category, all of them included in a single pot.
In matches between teams from the same division, the order of ball extraction will be determined by the stadium in which the tie is played.
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