BARCELONA: 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 event 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 holders Real 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.

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.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2024