The Copa del Rey round of 16 is set, with demanding matches for the big teams

Las Rozas (Madrid) (EFE).– The draw for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, scheduled in a single match on January 13, 14 and 15, left high-demand pairings for the main clubs of Spanish football. Barcelona will visit Racing de Santander in El Sardinero, Real Madrid will travel to Albacete, while Atlético de Madrid will play in Riazor against Deportivo de La Coruña.

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The pairings were conditioned by the participation of several teams in the Spanish Super Cup, which matched those clubs with rivals from lower categories. In that context, Athletic Club will visit Cultural Leonesa and Valencia will face Burgos, both teams from the Second Division. Among the clashes between teams from LaLiga EA Sports, the draw determined the matches Betis-Elche, Real Sociedad-Osasuna and Alavés-Rayo Vallecano, all with the first team mentioned acting as the home team, according to the order of extraction of the balls. The match between Racing and Barcelona appears as one of the most striking of the round. The Cantabrian team, leader of LaLiga Hypermotion, already eliminated Villarreal in the previous phase and will face the challenge against the current champion of La Liga and Copa, who arrives immersed in a streak of eight consecutive victories in all competitions. For its part, Real Madrid will visit the Carlos Belmonte stadium with the favorable background of never having lost against Albacete in their historical matches. Atlético de Madrid, meanwhile, will face Deportivo with a positive history in the competition as well, in which they never fell against the Galician team. Athletic and Valencia will also have to take precautions against Second Division rivals. Cultural Leonesa comes from eliminating Levante, while Burgos left Getafe out in the previous round, confirming the risk of this type of tie. The round is completed with crosses of marked balance, such as Real Sociedad-Osasuna and Alavés-Rayo Vallecano, the latter a reflection of the direct fight that both maintain for permanence in LaLiga.

Round of 16 Matches:

• Deportivo de La Coruña – Atlético de Madrid
• Racing de Santander – Barcelona
• Albacete – Real Madrid
• Cultural Leonesa – Athletic Club
• Burgos – Valencia
• Betis – Elche
• Real Sociedad – Osasuna
• Alavés – Rayo Vallecano