La Real will meet their next rival in the Copa del Rey on Friday. The draw for the round of 16 will take place at 12.30 pm (it can be followed live on the RFEF channels) and it is not pure: the three lower-category teams will be paired with one of the First category and will play at home. It will be a one-game tie that will be played on the weekend of January 15 and 16, in which there is no League. There is an 80% chance that a Primera rival will play.
Possible opponents are Atlético Baleares, from the Primera RFEF, Sporting and Girona, from Segunda, and Real Madrid, Barça, Atlético, Sevilla, Betis, Valencia, Athletic, Espanyol, Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano, Cádiz and Elche.
In this way, the Cup could return to Anoeta in eight or nine days. The last precedent was that unforgettable first leg of the semifinals against Mirandés on February 13, 2020, with the apotheosis of the team.