Copa del Rey quarterfinal draw: teams, rules, format, conditions and how it works

Eight teams remain standing and there are only two tickets for the La Cartuja final on April 17. This Friday, the Ciudad del Fútbol will hold the draw for the rooms at 1:00 p.m. Four heats in which there are no longer 'giant killers'. Those teams from Second B that put the greats of Spanish football on the ropes and took them out of the competition. As was the case of Alcoyano with Real Madrid or Cornellà with Atlético. Those from Alcoy and Navalcarnero failed to overcome the eighth after falling in the eighth against Athletic and Granada.

Of the eight survivors, seven are First teams (Barcelona, ​​Levante, Villarreal, Betis, Sevilla, Granada and Athletic) and only one is Second. The Almeria is the only representative of the silver category of Spanish football after knocking down Osasuna in the penalty shootout. But unlike the previous draws, there will be no conditions in the draw and no privileged for pairings.

Everyone can be played against everyone. The Cup hardens just two steps away from the grand final. Proof of this is that most are already 'coconuts'. Half know what it's like to win this wound. So say the showcases of Barcelona with 30 Cups; those of Athletic, with 23, those of Seville, with 5 and those of Betis, with two. In total there are 60 King's Cups.

Rules and conditions of the draw

The draw for rooms will be held this Friday, January 29, in the Luis Aragonés room of the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas at 1:00 p.m.. Unlike previous giveaways, this one will be pure. That is to say, there will be no conditions to privilege the teams that participated in the Super Cup, neither the rest of the Firsts nor to prioritize playing at the home of the lower category team. The eight classified clubs will be in the same drum and as the balls are drawn, the four eliminatory rounds will be decided. Everyone can face everyone. Without conditions.

Quarter format

The quarterfinal matches of the Copa del Rey They will be played on February 2, 3 and 4. It will continue to be a single match and the team whose ball was drawn first will act as a local in the raffle. As has already happened in the round of 16, the help of video refereeing will again be available during matches, a tool that was not used during the first three rounds.

The four winners of this tie will qualify for the semifinals, whose crosses will be drawn on February 5. This round will be played in a double game and not in one, as will happen until the quarterfinals. The first leg will take place on February 10 and the return on March 3. The winners of these semifinals will be in the final of La Cartuja on April 17.

Classified teams

I raised

Villarreal

Betis

Seville

Almeria

Barcelona

Pomegranate

Athletic

They have managed to access the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey 7 teams of First and 1 of Second. The two 'killers' of Second B have fallen in the eighth and leave the bronze categories without representatives in the drums. Unlike the previous draws, the eight qualified clubs will not be separated into different pots by category, but instead all will be in the same regardless of the division to which they belong.

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.

* The postponed final of the last edition of the Copa del Rey will be played on April 3 at La Cartuja. Real Sociedad and Athletic, the two finalists, will fight to win the trophy.

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 faced with team B and it cannot be played because team B has several positives or cannot move, A will go to the next round.