2023-12-12 09:31:36
The City of Football of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) will host this Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. the draw for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, round in which Real Madrid, CA Osasuna, FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid already enter, objects of desire especially for Arandina and Barbastro, the two most modest teams still in contention.
After the first two qualifying rounds with 16 of the 20 LaLiga EA Sports teams, only the 32 survivors remain who will seek to reach the final of the ko tournament on April 6, 2024, 17 from the top category, all except those eliminated Cádiz, Almería and Granada, nine from LaLiga Hypermotion (Elche, Racing Ferrol, Eibar, Burgos, Amorebieta, Huesca, Tenerife, Espanyol and Cartagena), four from the Primera RFEF (Unionistas, Castellón , Málaga and Lugo) and two from the Second RFEF (Arandina and Barbastro).
Precisely, these last six will look for their Christmas ‘Gordo’ with a matchup against one of the four teams entering the fray in this draw and that they were exempt due to their participation in the Spanish Super Cup, mainly against Real Madrid, which is beginning the defense of its title, FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid. These three and Osasuna, current cup runner-up, will have to visit four of these six rivals with Arandina and Barbastro dreaming of one of the ‘big ones’.
The remaining two will still have the opportunity to meet one of the ‘Firsts’, among them Cup champions such as Athletic Club, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Betis, Sevilla or Mallorca, or with Girona, the new leader of LaLiga EA Sports and sensation of the season.
From there, the Second Division teams will also be paired with rivals from the highest category with a home field advantage, while there will only be two Primeras that will face each other in this round that It will be held between January 5 and 7, 2024.
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