Atlético Mancha Real-Athletic Club de Bilbao, Rayo Majadahonda-Atlético de Madrid, Alcoyano-Real Madrid, Linares Deportivo-Barcelona and Atlético Baleares-Celta de Vigo are some of the pairings for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, according to the draw held this Friday in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas (Madrid).
The qualifying rounds will be played in a single match on January 4, 5 and 6, 2022.
The only team left from the Second RFEF, Atlético Mancha Real, prolongs his dream cupbearer by receiving a classic of the competition, the Athletic Club de Bilbao, which begins its journey warned of the dangers of the Jaén team, which in the second round eliminated Granada.
The Alcoyano, executioner of the Real Madrid the last edition of the Cup, will meet again with the white team, which hopes not to relive the nightmare night of last January 20, when it was defeated 2-1 by the First RFEF team and which gave way to a serious crisis in the team led by Zinedine Zidane.
Atlético de Madrid will not have to travel for its premiere in the competition since it will be measured at Rayo Majadahonda, with whom it shares training facilities. Even so, the team led by Argentine Diego Simeone will have to be careful with the Majariego team, which in the second round got rid of Málaga.
The current champion of the Copa del Rey, the Barcelona, starts his way in the competition against Linares Deportivo, which in the last two rounds managed to beat Nástic de Tarragona and Alavés.
With the euphoria for the defeat dispatched to Getafe (5-0), Atlético Baleares, also from First RFEF, awaits not wake up from the cupbearer’s sleep and ring the bell again before a Celta de Vigo who must take note of the virtues of the Balearic team.
The rest of the confrontations are all between Second and First teams, among which are some of the most important matches between historical teams of the highest category, such as Real Zaragoza and Sevilla and Real Valladolid and Real Betis.
The draw also saw the return of Andoni Iraola, currently Rayo Vallecano’s coach, to the Anduva stadium to face Mirandés, with whom he reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey when he was coach of the Burgos team.
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