Copa del Rey: Zaragoza-Real Madrid, Barça-Leganés and Leonesa-Valencia in the Round of 16
Real Zaragoza-Real Madrid, Barcelona-Leganés and Leonesa-Valencia are three highlighted matches in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, according to the draw held this afternoon at the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The matches will be played between Tuesday and Thursday of next week.
The matches that will pit Barcelona against CD Leganés at Camp Nou and Real Sociedad against Osasuna at Anoeta will be the two matches between teams from the top category of Spanish football in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
That being said, the Barcelona team, who advanced to this stage after defeating Ibiza 1-2 in their debut, will host the Madrid team, who are in relegation and have always lost as visitors against Quique Setién's team.
As for the leader of LaLiga Santander, Real Madrid, they will visit La Romareda to face Real Zaragoza, six times champion.
The last time they faced each other in this context was in the semi-finals of the 2005-2006 season, signing an exciting tie that ended with the Aragonese team's qualification after winning 6-1 in the first leg and losing 4-0 in the second leg.
In addition, the defending champion of the tournament, Valencia CF, will face Cultural and Deportiva Leonesa, one of the great revelations of this edition after eliminating Atlético de Madrid with a 2-1 victory.
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