Copa del Rey quarter-final draw | Athletic – Barcelona, ​​an outstanding match with Atlético – Sevilla | Football | Kinds of sports

In the quarter-finals of the Cup, Atlético will face Barcelona, ​​Celta will face Real Sociedad, Mallorca will face Girona and Atlético will face Sevilla, which will be another important matchup in this match . The Copa del Rey enters its decisive phase with the quarter-finals taking place on Wednesday and Thursday next week (24 and 25 January). Eight First Division teams have reached these quarter-finals, which will still be played in one match with a clear draw as there are no more teams in the lower category. Unionists from the First Federation, who were relegated by Barcelona, ​​and Tenerife from the Second, who lost to Mallorca, were the last lower division teams still alive in the Cup.

Madrid and Osasuna, the two finalists of the last edition, dropped out in the 1/8 finals. In 2023, 2022 champions Betis also lost in the round of 16. The Cup raises great expectations. The match between Atlético and Madrid, which was broadcast openly on TVE-1 this Thursday, attracted a large audience. The Madrid derby attracted 4,771,000 people in front of their televisions (32% share), and about 5 million in extra time and attracted 4,992,000 spectators. The Cup final will take place on April 6 at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville.

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