Madrid, Barca drawn at fourth-tier minnows in Copa del Rey

By AFP
December 10, 2024
Barcelonas Spanish forward Lamine Yamal (front) and Real Madrids French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga in action. —AFP/File
Barcelona's Spanish forward Lamine Yamal (front) and Real Madrid's French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga in action. —AFP/File

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 competition 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 and Champions League holders Madrid 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. Barbastro v Barcelona, Deportivo Minera v Real Madrid, Logrones v Athletic Bilbao, Pontevedra v Mallorca.