A while ago the captain said, Sergio Bouquets, that in the Real Madrid You don't have time to celebrate a title when, the next day, you're already playing the other one. And reason, to be honest, the Sevillian is not lacking. They just won the Spain Supercup in Saudi Arabia and, just a few hours later, he is already preparing in Madrid the draw of the Copa del Rey. A competition that, as it could not be any other way, the white club is forced to fight until the last moment. Your opponent in sixteenths will be a Second B.
The 'Final Four' of the Spain Supercup It is not the only novel method that has been responsible for implementing Luis Rubiales with his arrival at Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). The Copa del Rey This year brings innovations such as the only match in the stadium of the humblest team. In this case, the Real Madrid will face, with total guarantees, a Second B and far from Santiago Bernabeu. The goal of this new system is for 'small' teams to have more options to go round the big ones. (Zidane had it clear: the message to his players in extra time).
The draw, which is held on Tuesday in Las Rozas, will finally decide which is the rival of Real Madrid in the round of 16. It will be one of the following teams: Ebro, Ibiza, Badajoz, Badalona, Cultural Leonesa, UD Logroñés and Unionistas de Salamanca. The Ebro was close to eliminating last season at Valencia. In the round of sixteenths they lost against the Chés (1-2) and in the return they only fell by a goal to zero. The Ibiza, on the other hand, is one of the great sensations of its category with the project of Amadeo Salvo. They occupy third place in the regular competition and have eliminated Pontevedra and Albacete. The Badajoz It is one of the most affordable rivals, since they are in the middle of the group IV table, although they come from eliminating Las Palmas.
The Leonese Cultural he's already an old acquaintance of Real Madrid and he knows perfectly what it is to play in the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither more nor less than thirteen goals received from the white set in 2016-17 (1-7) and (6-1). The Logroñés, however, arrives at the draw as leader of group II and to eliminate the Cádiz on penalties. The same fate as the Unionists of Salamanca, which eliminated the Sports of La Coruña from eleven meters. Finally, the Badalona It is one of the great sensations of this Copa del Rey, who 'threw' the Getafe from Bordalás (2-0).