Why is Athletic not entering the Cup draw today?

The Copa del Rey starts today for all professional clubs with the draw for the first round (4.30 pm), but the hype will not be Athletic. Why? For the privileges of participating in the Spain Supercup. The rojiblanco box, the Athletic, the Barcelona and the Real Madrid they are exempt from the first two rounds and will enter the competition in the round of 32.

It is the same format that was used in the last edition of the KO tournament. The Athletic he also got hooked on the competition at 1/16 and there he beat a Ibiza that by then militated in Second B. The lions will debut in the Cup 21-22 between January 4 and 6, 2022, the date scheduled for the sixteenth, and they will face one of the groups of the lower category that are still in contention. Like Barça, Madrid and Athletic.

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The Super Cup in which Athletic will try to revalidate the title will take place between January 12 and 16 in Arabia. For that weekend the eighth of the Cup. If the rojiblancos overcome their previous tie, they would play them on Wednesday 19, which is why the Athletic-Real Madrid to December 22. And it is a league date.

Thus, the one who will enter this afternoon’s draw will be the Leioa (Third RFEF). He obtained a place thanks to having reached the semifinals of the Federation Cup, in which he fell against the Guijuelo, and it is clear that he will be paired with one of the teams of First get into the hype. The Catalans will be able to remove the thorn from last year. Received in Most often al Villarreal, but they did it without spectators due to the pandemic. The yellow submarine won by a resounding 0-6.

They will also know their rival both the Gernika (second RFEF) As the Amorebieta (Second). The provincial squad has a minimal option of crossing with a club of the highest category, although it is most likely that one of the division of the square will be measured. The zornotzarras, for their part, will have a team of second RFEF, so there is the possibility of a Biscayan derby in the Cup.