La Real was saved in Ponferrada from the cup fight round of 32 of the KO tournament. There are still Deportiva Minera-Real Madrid and Eldense-Valencia to be played this Monday and Tuesday but Mallorca, Valladolid, Sevilla and Las Palmas have been relegated to lower teams.
Others like Celta, Betis, Getafe or Athletic passed as a miracle. This Wednesday’s round of 16 draw in Las Rozas will have at least four non-First Division teams. Pontevedra (Second RFEF), Ourense (First RFEF), Elche and Almería (Hypermotion League). Super Cup teams that survive will no longer have privileges and all Primera will have the same options to pair with the mediocre remaining teams, which can be up to six. So Real’s chances of facing a First Division are slightly lower than expected. Rayo, Osasuna, Betis, Athletic, Celta, Leganés, Atlético, Getafe and Barcelona are the others classified so far. The round of 16 tie will be a single match on January 14, 15 or 16 and, if two Primera are paired, it will be played at the home of the team that comes out of the draw first.
Source: La Verdad
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