After a 16th round where the First Division teams have generally been able to prevail over their rivals, only Real Betis, Villareal and Las Palmas have been left out of the draw, which will take place today, January 8, to determine the pairings of the next round. This round will leave the qualifiers with just one more game to see each other in those round-trip semi-finals that so many teams desire.
Which teams managed to qualify for the round of 16?
In total, there are 16 teams classified for this round of round of 16, of which 14 are from the first division, a second division team as a final surprise after the postponed match, a first team RFEF and they are:
First division: Alavés, Athletic, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Celta, Getafe, Girona, Mallorca, Osasuna, Rayo, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Valencia.
Second division: Tenerife.
First RFEF: Salamanca Unionists.
How does the round of 16 draw work?
In this case the draw is not completely pure and there will be two pots since there are two teams from divisions lower than first, both will be forced to face a team from the Spanish top category, and will not be able to compete against each other. Ignoring this, the rules will be the following:
– The tie will be played in a single match.
– The location of each qualifying round will be determined by being the lowest category. In the event that both teams share a category, the venue will be the one chosen by the draw itself, as it will be the team drawn first.
Round of 16 pairings
Unionistas de Salamanca vs FC Barcelona
Tenerife vs RCD Mallorca
Getafe vs Sevilla FC
Osasuna vs Real Sociedad
Valencia vs Celta Vigo
Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés
Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
🔴 I OCTAVE PAIRINGS!
🗓️ The matches will be played on January 16, 17 and 18, 2024.
🍀 Good luck to everyone!#Copa del Rey Yo #LaCopaMola pic.twitter.com/mZiwg2lxdE
— RFEF (@rfef) January 8, 2024
When are the round of 16 of the 2023/24 Copa del Rey played?
As indicated above, this qualifying round is still a single match, since in this competition that changes from the semi-finals onwards, which is round-trip.
In this case, the round of 16 tie will be played between the 16th, 17th and 18th of this month of January and will leave the 8 candidates to play in the final in La Cartuja on Saturday, April 6.
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