MADRID, 11 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ciudad del Fútbol of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) will host this Tuesday, starting at 1:00 p.m., the draw for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, a round in which Real Madrid, CA Osasuna, FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, 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, there are only 32 survivors who will seek to reach the final of the KO tournament on April 6, 2024, 17 from the highest 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 First 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 match against one of the four teams that enter the fray in this draw and that were exempt due to their participation in the Spanish Super Cup, mainly against Real Madrid, which begins 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', including Cup champions such as Athletic Club, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Betis, Sevilla or Mallorca, or with Girona, the new leader from LaLiga EA Sports and sensation of the season.
From there, the Second teams will also be paired with rivals from the highest category with home field advantage, while there will only be two Primeras that will face each other in this round that will be played between January 5 and 7, 2024. .