MADRID-, He Atlético de Madrid will host Sevilla in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey next week, while the Barcelona will visit Athletic Club de Bilbao in search of a place in the semifinals, after the draw held this Thursday.
Atlético will seek passage to the next phase of the KO tournament after beating Real Madrid 4-2 in extra time on Thursday in an intense match.
The red and whites will face Sevilla, who beat Getafe 3-1 on Tuesday with a double from Isaac Romero.
In free fall in LaLiga, Sevilla will try to maintain its cup-winning course in the Metropolitano.
Barcelona, who were given a scare by the modest Unionistas de Salamanca, will visit a difficult Athletic de Bilbao, who won 2-0 against Alavés in the round of 16.
The Barça team had to come back on Thursday against Unionistas, a team from the third category of Spanish football, to end up winning 3-1.
In the other clashes for a place in the semifinals, Mallorca will host Girona, the new leader of LaLiga, which is also going through great dynamics in the Cup, and Real Sociedad will visit Celta de Vigo.
These quarterfinals are played in a single match on the field of the team whose name came out first in the draw held this Thursday at the headquarters of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), on the outskirts of Madrid.
– Pairings and schedules for the Copa del Rey quarterfinals:
Tuesday, January 23:
Celta – Real Sociedad
Wednesday, January 24:
Mallorca – Girona
Athletic de Bilbao – Barcelona
Thursday, January 25:
Atlético de Madrid – Seville
Source: AFP
