MADRID, 15 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Valencia faces this Sunday at the Estadi Balear (12:00 p.m.) their Copa del Rey round of 16 match against Atlético Baleares, the only representative of the First RFEF who continues in the tournament and who aspires to eliminate his third ‘First ‘ in this edition after knocking out Getafe and RC Celta.
The ‘che’ team will seek to forget their last two defeats in LaLiga Santander against Espanyol (1-2) and Real Madrid (4-1) and return to a ‘ko’ tournament in which they had to sweat in the previous rounds to get rid of the Arenteiro, in extra time (1-3), and Cartagena (1-2). A goal from Carlos Soler and another from Denis Cheryshev allowed them to reach the round of 16 in Cartagonova.
Neither the Valencian midfielder, due to a fibrillar rupture, nor the Russian, positive for coronavirus, will be available to José Bordalás, who will also not be able to dispose of the injured Gabriel Paulista or other presumed affected by COVID-19 such as Manu Vallejo, Maxi Gómez or Daniel Wass.
Meanwhile, Atlético Baleares faces the most important match in its history; For six decades, the team from Palma has not set foot in professional football, and had never reached this round of the cup competition.
“I am waiting for a rival with the best team I can. They have been informed of what has happened here against Getafe and Celta and I think that does not benefit us,” said his coach, Xavi Calm, at a press conference, who will also be absent due to coronavirus .
And it is that Getafe already suffered the fury of the ‘matagigantes’ of this edition, thrashed 5-0 in Palma, and then Celta also succumbed there (1-2). It will be a special game for Carlos Delgado and Damián Petcoff, who played for the ‘che’ subsidiary.
–PROGRAMME FOR THE ROUND OF 16 OF THE COPA DEL REY.
-Saturday 15.
Mallorca – Spanish 16:00.
Sporting de Gijon – Cadiz 18:30.
Girona – Vallecano Ray 18:30.
Betis – Seville 21:30.
-Sunday 16.
Athletic Balearic Islands – Valencia 12:00.
-Wednesday 19.
Real Sociedad – Athletic 21.00.
-Thursday 20.
Elche – Real Madrid 7:00 p.m.
Athletic Club – FC Barcelona 21.30.