Barcelona and Real Madrid know their respective opponents in the sixteenth finals of the Copa del Rey tournament. The club from Catalonia will play an away match against Linares Deportivo on January 4, 5 or 6. Real Madrid awaits a spicy opponent: CD Alcoyano, the club that played against the Royal stunted.
It is the first time in history that Barcelona, who won the cup last season by beating Athletic Club 0-4 in the final, will play an official game in Linares. The third division, which has a stadium with ten thousand seats, was 2-1 too strong for Deportivo Alavés a round earlier. Linares Deportivo currently occupies fourteenth place in the third tier.
Real Madrid face another ordeal at Alcoy, where they suffered an embarrassing 2-1 loss on January 20 this year. The third division team struck in the necessary extra time and also did so with one man less. Real Madrid will also play the cup match on January 4, 5 or 6 of next year. Atlético Madrid was paired with Rayo Majadahonda.
For Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, the matches for the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia are also scheduled between January 12 and 16. Atlético plays against Athletic, while with Barcelona – Real Madrid a real Clásico is on the roll.
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