Copa del Rey Round of 16 results
Real Madrid
and
Atlético de Madrid
will play next week at the
Santiago Bernabéu
in the star matchup of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.
A decade after the rojiblancos snatched the title from their great rival,
Diego Pablo Simeone
's team will try to make up for their bad season against an opponent who hasn't won this tournament since 2014. The draw, held in the Luis Aragonés Room in the City of Fútbol de Las Rozas, it also led to the pairings
Osasuna-Sevilla
,
Valencia-Athletic
and
Barcelona-Real Sociedad
.
It will be the eighteenth cup clash between the two big clubs in the capital, with a favorable balance for the madridistas (11-6).
However, the last match (eighth of 2015) was decided in favor of the colchoneros, thanks to a brace from
Fernando Torres
in Chamartín (2-0, 2-2).
"It's going to be a very nice and even game. They are very competitive and when they play against us their motivation is maximum, so the support of the public is going to be very important", predicted
Emilio Butragueño
, director of Institutional Relations for Real Madrid.
The Camp Nou awaits Real
For their part, El Sadar, Mestalla and Camp Nou will host the other quarterfinal matches between teams with an unequal state of mind.
The most attractive will be determined by the leader of LaLiga and the team led by
Imanol Alguacil
, capable of overcoming his injury problems to consolidate one more year as one of the great entertainers of the championship.
Meanwhile, Valencia and Athletic, protagonists of numerous ups and downs in this first half of the course, will reissue a pulse of old flavor, since both met in four finals (1944, 1945, 1949 and 1967).
Last March, the team that eliminated the Lions in the semifinals thanks to a goal by
Gonçalo Guedes
at Mestalla (1-1, 1-0).
Finally, Osasuna, the only survivor who has never lifted the Cup, will receive a Sevilla at its best that is fighting to avoid relegation to the Second Division.
The quarterfinal matches, a single match, will be played between Tuesday 24 and Thursday 26, while the semifinals will be divided between February 8 (first leg) and March 1 (second leg).
The Seville stadium of La Cartuja will host the final on May 6.
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