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Barca, Madrid, cup holders Athletic Bilbao and runners-up Mallorca enter the competition in the last-32 stage after skipping earlier rounds because of their participation in the Spanish Super Cup in January.
Barcelona players celebrate after Barcelona’s Ferran Torres scored his side’s second goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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 on Monday.
Barca, Madrid, 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 Madrid 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
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
