La Real will finally meet their rivals in the round of 16 of the Cup this afternoon. The draw will be made at 6:30 pm, although it was scheduled for 1 pm The blackout in extra time of Unionistas-Villarreal, which will resume at 4:30 pm, caused the draw to be delayed.
It will not be a pure draw but due to the almost total elimination of minor teams, it will be if Villarreal meets the predictions, leaving only Tenerife as the representative of the ‘modest’. The Tenerife men will certainly be playing at home, and against a First Division. The rest will face each other and it will be the order of the balls that determines the local team at each crossing. Unless the Unionistas pass, who will also play at home and against a Primera.
The round of 16 will be played from January 16 to 18, in single matches. Possible permanent rivals for Real are: Real Madrid, Atlético, Girona, Athletic, Alavés, Osasuna, Getafe, Rayo, Sevilla, Celta, Mallorca, Valencia, Barcelona and Tenerife. So there could be a Basque derby a few days after the league, and a ‘Clásico’ between Barça and Madrid, a Madrid derby, a Catalan, etc.
Source: La Verdad
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