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

The Copa del Rey faces its final stretch. There are only four teams left standing and all of them First. Almería, the only survivor of the Segunda who reached the quarterfinals, fell with honors against him Seville. The Andalusian team is joined Levante, Barça and Athletic. The four will be this Friday in the semifinal draw that will take place in the Ciudad del Fútbol, ​​starting at 1:00 p.m.. As in the previous draw, there are no conditions and all teams can face everyone.

The semifinals are full of flavor of the Copa del Rey. The four teams add 58 titles. Barcelona have won the trophy 30 times, Athletic 23 and Sevilla five. Levante, therefore, is the only semi-finalist team that has never lifted the trophy, but he arrives with enthusiasm for the appointment after having defeated Villarreal in the quarterfinals, with a goal in the 121st minute. Furthermore, the Granota team had never gone so far before. His previous best record was two quarterfinal appearances during the 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons.

Standards and format

The semifinal draw will be held this Friday, February 5, in the Luis Aragonés room of the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas at 1:00 p.m.. This will be the first and only phase that is played in a double game. The first leg matches will be played in the field of the first and third balls drawn. As in the previous quarter draw, there are no conditions at the time of the confrontations. Everyone can face everyone.

The semifinal matches of the Copa del Rey They will be held on February 10 (one way) and March 3 (return). As already happened in the eighth and fourth rounds, the help of video refereeing will again be available during matches, a tool that was not used during the first three rounds. The two winners of the qualifying rounds will be in the final in La Cartuja (Seville), which will be played next April 17th.

Classified teams

I raised

Seville

Barcelona

Athletic

The semifinals will be the first round with members only and exclusively from First. In the quarters, the last representative of Segunda fell, Almería, which made a whole Sevilla sweat and a lot. Those of Lopetegui were imposed by the minimum with a goal from Ocampos. All four semifinalists will be in the same pot.

2020-21 Copa del Rey qualifying dates

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 disputed it and with those teams that, having not been able to dispute 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.