The clash of the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, between Intercity from Alicante and Barcelona, appears uneven for the Barça team, but not without risks. In the 21st century, the Barcelona team has played fifteen Copa del Rey qualifiers in a single match (discounting the many finals it has played in this period) and has been deleted in five of them. Three of these defeats were against lower category rivals and caused an earthquake in the club.
the playoffs a single match in the Copa del Rey They were established in the 2000-01 season, with the turn of the new century. The first rounds were played and, from the round of 16, the double match formula returned. The First teams entered two rounds earlier. The invention took five seasons, because the escabechina used to be huge. Barça, for example, he made a fool of himself against Figueres (1-0, 2001), against Novelda (3-2, 2002) and against Gramenet (1-0, 2004). Madrid fell against Toledo in 2000-01. Then, in a double match, Madrid continued to suffer major disappointments against Real Unión de Irún, Alcorcón or Leganés, among others. And with the double fight back, he scored another great KO against Alcoyano in 2021.
It has been removed single party formula to facilitate the presence of the greats in the final rounds, but in the 2019-2000 season the RFEF decided to withdraw it to provide more excitement leading up to the tournament. And he did it in a big way. He kept the seedings and made them even brighter by letting the participants in the new Super Cup go up to two rounds, but the single-match matches reached the semifinals, the only two-legged round.
In these seasons, Barcelona reached the final once, it won against Athletic Club, but On the opposite side They have been eliminated twice by the Basque club, when they were paired with the rojiblancos, in both cases with the party in San Mamés. Since the return of the lone match, it has only been played once at the Camp Nou: against Leganés in the 2019-20 season.
Party, then, with dangers in Alicante, how well you know Xavi: was present in three setbacks against Figueres, Novelda and Gramenet.
Source: La Verdad
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