Real, Barca to face fourth-tier minnows in Copa del Rey

Posted on 10/12/2024

SPAIN SOCCER — La Liga and Champions League holders Real face a Minera side which ousted top-flight Alaves in the last round. (EPA Images pic)

BARCELONA: Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona will face fourth-tier minnows Deportivo Minera and Barbastro respectively in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey after the draw today.

Barca, Real, cup holders Athletic Bilbao and runners-up Mallorca enter the competition at this stage after skipping earlier rounds because of their participation in the Spanish Super Cup in January.

Record 31-time winners Barcelona beat Barbastro last season in the same round, scraping through with a 3-2 victory.

La Liga and Champions League holders Real face a Minera side which ousted top-flight Alaves in the previous round.

Copa champions Athletic visit Logrones, with Mallorca at Pontevedra, who knocked out Villarreal, while Atletico Madrid visit third-tier Marbella.

Full Copa del Rey round of 32 draw:

Barbastro v Barcelona, Deportivo Minera v Real Madrid, Logrones v Athletic Bilbao, Pontevedra v Mallorca, Marbella v Atletico Madrid, Ponferradina v Real Sociedad, Ourense v Real Valladolid, Tenerife v Osasuna, Cartagena v Leganes, Elche v Las Palmas, Eldense v Valencia, Almeria v Sevilla, Racing Ferrol v Rayo Vallecano, Racing Santander v Celta Vigo, Huesca v Real Betis, Granada v Getafe

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