Accordingly, Real Madrid Club will have to clash with ‘neighbor’ Atletico in the 1/8 round of the King’s Cup. Meanwhile, Barca was lucky because they only faced the tiny team Unionistas de Salamanca.
Based on the draw results in the round of 16 of Copa del Rey 2023/2024, Real Madrid’s opponent will be great rival Atletico Madrid. This will be a rematch of the upcoming Spanish Super Cup semi-final, where the two Madrid teams will clash in Saudi Arabia on January 11.
Results of the round of 16 draw at the King’s Cup
With the upcoming match, Real Madrid will clash with Atletico Madrid at least 4 times this season (2 in La Liga, 1 in the King’s Cup and 1 in the Spanish Super Cup). In the first match this season, the first leg of La Liga, Real Madrid lost to Atletico with a score of 1-3. This is Los Blancos’ only defeat on all fronts to date.
In contrast to Real, great rival Barcelona is quite ‘breathable’ when they only face the ‘tiny’ team Unionistas de Salamanca. In other matches, Sevilla, Bilbao, Valencia and Real Sociedad will compete for tickets to the quarterfinals with Getafe, Alaves, Celta Vigo and Osasuna respectively. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of La Liga this season is Girona, who will compete for a quarter-final ticket with Rayo Vallecano.
It is known that the matches in the round of 16 teams have not yet been scheduled to take place on January 17, 18 and 19. The match between the two Madrid teams in Copa del Rey will take place at the latest round, on January 19 at Metropolitano Stadium.
