The draw for the round of 16 was held this Wednesday in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas. And the hype was as hard as it was exciting for the five Second Division teams, which will compete, as stipulated by the Federation, with the four teams that are competing in the Spanish Super Cup in Arabia, in addition to another First Division rival.
Los honored They were Racing de Santander and Albacete, who will battle Barcelona and Real Madrid. Both, like the rest of the teams in the second tier of Spanish football, will face the tie on their field by definition. The rest of the pairings between the Primera teams were a pure draw to determine who plays at home.
Thus, as happened in the last round, in the round of 32, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and Athletic will face rivals from LaLiga Hypermotion. And luck brought the following pairings: Racing Santander, who had just eliminated Villarreal, against Barcelona; Albacete against Real Madrid; Deportivo against Atlético; and Cultural Leonesa against Athletic. For its part, the other second standing in the tournament, , will face Valencia.
The other three pairings between the Primera rivals will be: Betis-Elche; Real Sociedad-Osasuna; and Alavés-Rayo Vallecano.
the draw will be pure and any pairing may occur, whether First or Second teams.
These are the pairings for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey:
- Sports-Athletic
- Racing Santander-Barcelona
- Cultural Leonesa-Athletic
- Albacete-Real Madrid
- Burgos-Valencia
- Betis-Elche
- Real Sociedad-Osasuna
- Alavés-Rayo
