Complete party at Unionistas de Salamanca, who after eliminating Sporting and Villarreal, in a tie that was decided by penalties on the same afternoon this Monday after being postponed on Sunday due to problems with the lighting before extra time, will face none other than Barça in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. If in the 19-20 season, just before the pandemic, the charros had a blast when they crossed paths with Real Madrid, who won 1-3 at Las Pistas, some fields attached to the historic Helmántico, now they will play against the team of Xavi Hernández in the renovated Reina Sofía stadium.
However, the star tie will be the derby between Atlético and Real Madrid, who will star in three derbies in just over three weeks: this Wednesday in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, the Cup semi-finals next week and that of the League matchday on February 4. It should be remembered that to date Cholo Simeone's team has been the only one that has been able to beat Carlo Ancelotti's team (3-1 at the Metropolitano).
In the rest of the qualifiers, Tenerife will face Mallorca, Getafe will face Sevilla, a clash reminiscent of that 2007 final in which the Seville team won by the minimum at the Santiago Bernabéu, Osasuna-Real Sociedad, Valencia-Celta , the Basque derby between Athletic and Alavés in San Mamés and the Montilivi event between Girona and Rayo Vallecano. Míchel, idol in Vallecas, returns to the franjirrojo fiefdom at the head of the fashion team.
A round of 16 that will be played in a single match, between January 16 and 18, and with the first legs in the stadiums of the lower category teams, in this case only Tenerife, representing the Second Division, and Unionists as an exponent of the First Federation. In the remaining six pairings, all from the top category, the teams that came out earlier in the pot will play as home teams.
Copa del Rey: Round of 16
Unionistas-Barcelona
Tenerife-Mallorca
Getafe-Seville
Osasuna-Real Sociedad
Valencia-Celta
Athletic-Alavés
Atlético-Real Madrid
Girona-Rayo Vallecano
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