The Cup continues to surprise and the modest dress up as giant killers. Alcoyano and Navalcarnero, from Second B, have managed to qualify for the next round after eliminating Real Madrid and Eibar, respectively. Both will be in the draw this Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas and they will meet their rivals for the round of 16 of the KO tournament. There will also be Barcelona, who suffered against Cornellà, who were already executioners of Atlético, but the Catalans managed to pass in extra time.
The draw it will continue without being pure and will maintain conditions to match the most powerful with those of lesser category. The knockout round will be played next week, on January 26, 27 and 28.
Rules and conditions of the draw
The sieve continues to advance and There are only 16 teams left standing in this edition of the Copa del Rey and only eight will make it to the quarterfinals. In the round of 16 draw, some of the rules of the previous draws will continue to be maintained. Are as that The lower category teams (Second B and LaLiga SmartBank) will be paired with those of First. The remaining top-flight teams will face each other in the stadium of the team drawn first. Of course, this time the teams that come from playing the Spanish Super Cup will not have privileges and will be in the same Cup as the rest of the First Division teams.
Sixteenth format
The eighth will remain 1st only home game of the lowest category team or, in the case of the duel between Primeras, the club whose ball was drawn first. The tie It will be played on January 26, 27 and 28. In addition, it will bring the novelty of the return of the VAR to the KO competition. Video refereeing and guardian angel for many referees has not been used for the first three rounds.
Classified teams
Cup distribution
First Division Cup: Valladolid, Levante, Seville, Osasuna, Granada, Betis, Valencia, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Athletic and Barcelona.
Second Division Cup: Almería, Girona and Rayo.
Second B Cup: Navalcarnero and Alcoyano.
2020-21 Copa del Rey qualifying dates
Eighths: January 27, 2021
Rooms: February 3, 2021
Semifinals: the first leg is played on February 10 and the return, on March 3, 2021
Final: April 17, 2021. (Before the final of the Copa del Rey of the 19-20 edition will have to be played between Real Sociedad and Athletic postponed by COVID. Whose date could be April 4).
What happens if you can't play because of COVID?
Faced with the threat of the pandemic, the Federation has added in its competition bases what to do and how to act in case COVID prevents playing a game to try to ensure the completion of the tournament. For the competition to be suspended, it should be the case that one or more heats (not counting the final) will not be played before June 30, when the end of the 20-21 season is established. In that case the title would be void. If only the final remained to be played (as happened in edition 19-20), would be disputed throughout the following campaign, as long as it is played before the next final.
But, in the event that one or several matches of a tie could not be played, either due to positives in a team or due to movement restriction measures in a particular geographical area, it has established what to do. “If for any circumstance force majeure some matches of the tie could not be played and yes others, There will be continuity with the winning teams that have played it and with those teams that, having not been able to contest them, the reason will not be related to the members of that same team or with the territory where the meetings are held, ”says the RFEF in a statement. In other words, if team A is against team B and it cannot be played because team B has several positives or cannot move, A will go to the next round.