AFFORDABLE RIVAL FOR BARÇA
This is how the round of 16 matches of the Copa del Rey have been defined
Published:7/01/2023 - 14:49h
Updated:7/01/2023 - 15:37h
The pairings corresponding to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey are already known. Barça will be measuring themselves against AD Ceuta, while Madrid and Atlético will do the same against Villarreal and Levante, respectively
Finalised the round of 32 of the tournament copero, the Real Spanish Federation of Football has celebrated the draw of the eighth of final of the Glass of Rey. The luck has left some crosses with greater parity that others, taking in account that several clubs of Second Division have reached these instances of the competition. The corresponding commitments to this phase will be contesting the days 17, 18 and 19 January.
In the case of the FC Barcelona, the rival will be the ADCeuta , meeting that will contest in Alfonso Murube. The team directed by José Juan Romero comes to give one of the surprises of the tournament when leaving was to the Elche. Meanwhile, the Barcelona team has not had easy his classification to these instances after having suffered to classify in the extention in front of the Intercity, to the that would win by a marker of 4-3 in the dieciseisavos.
The Real Madrid himself will have something more complicated his pass to the quarter-finals. For the second time in January, the whites will have to visit to the Villarreal of Quique Setién in the Stadium of the Ceramics, same rival of the date 16 in LaLiga. Both groups arrive in a good moment after having added important victories in his last presentations, by what surely there will be a very contested party, although with some advantage for the merengues.
The Athletic of Madrid will be following suit in front of the Raise. The colchoneros do not cross a good moment in the season after having remained out of the League of Champions in the phase of groups, whereas in LaLiga are fourth and are very far of the places of fight by the title. In front of this situation, the Glass of Rey luce like an important opportunity to find the redemption after so many tropiezos.
The rest of the crosses of eighth of final
Between the others crashes of this instance of the competition stand out the one who will star the RCD Espanyol and the Athletic Club of Bilbao in the New Saint Mamés, the Real Betis-Osasuna and the Real Sociedad-Mallorca. Valencia, by his part, will arrive to The Molinón to look for his pass in front of the Sporting of Gijón, whereas the Alavés will be receiving to the Seville in the meeting that completes the eliminatory of eighth.
AD Ceuta vs FC Barcelona |
Villarreal vs Real Madrid |
It raise vs Athletic of Madrid |
Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol |
Real Sociedad vs RCD Mallorca |
Sporting Gijón vs Valencia Cf |
Betis vs Osasuna |
Alavés vs Seville |