The second round of the Copa del Rey still hosts more modest clubs than First Division. Most of these teams wait for the outcome of the draw in front of the television, or failing that in front of the mobile phone, to see if they will get an elite rival, despite their limited chances of advancing to the round. A finishing touch to their careers, mostly amateur, which on this occasion fell, as if it were the jackpot in the lottery, in Cáceres.
Exempted by Barça, Real Madrid, Athletic and Mallorca, due to their participation in the Super Cup, Atlético de Madrid was the one desired by all the clubs in the Second RFEF, a total of 14, whose destiny in the draw was to face a First class set. After facing Madrid two seasons ago, Cacereño was the big winner of the pot by being paired with the colchonero team, which will visit the Príncipe Felipe stadium on December 3, 4 or 5.
“You deserve it,” was heard in the locker room of a euphoric and crazy Extremadura team when they saw Atlético’s name at the event held in the Luis Aragonés Hall in Las Rozas. “He was the rival we all wanted. We are very happy,” Álvaro Clausí, captain of Cacereño, spoke in connection with the presenter of the draw.
The draw also featured six Catalan teams, including Espanyol, four-time champions of the tournament, and Girona. Manolo González’s men will have to travel to Barbastro, a club that lost against Barça last season. Míchel’s men will have to travel to La Rioja to face UD Logroñés in the legendary Las Gaunas stadium.
Other notable matches of First Division clubs are Conquense – Real Sociedad, Pontevedra – Villarreal and Ejea – Valencia
For their part, the heroic Europa, Sant Andreu and Olot, all of them executioners of Second Division teams in the first round, will also face teams from the highest category. The Gràcia team will receive Las Palmas at the Nou Sardenya, the quadribarrats They will host Betis at the Narcís Sala and the green and whites’ eternal rival, Sevilla, will visit La Garrotxa. Nàstic, who eliminated SD Ibiza away in the previous round, will face Huesca at the Nou Estadi Costa Daurada. Other notable matches of First Division clubs are Conquense – Real Sociedad, Pontevedra – Villarreal and Ejea – Valencia.
The qualifiers of the second round of the Cup:
Salamanca – Celta Vigo
Logrones – Girona
Barbastro – Espanyol
Europe – Las Palmas
Ejea – Valencia
Pontevedra – Villarreal
Cacereño – Atlético de Madrid
Avila – Valladolid
Olot- Seville
Sant Andreu – Betis
Estepona – Leganes
CD Minera – Alavés
Conquense – Real Sociedad
Orihuela – Getafe
Unionists – Rayo Vallecano
Ceuta – Osasuna
Ponferradina – Castellón
Barakaldo – Racing de Ferrol
Nastic – Huesca
Ourense – Deportivo de la Coruña
Yeclano – Elche
Marbella – Burgos
Cultural Leonesa – Almería
Andorra – Cartagena
Zamora – Tenerife
Cadiz – Eldense
Racing Santander – Sporting Gijón
Zaragoza – Granada
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