{"id":14343,"date":"2023-12-12T17:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/14343\/real-madrid-barca-to-face\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:30:40","slug":"real-madrid-barca-to-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=14343","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid, Bar\u00e7a to face fourth-tier teams in Copa Del Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid, Bar\u00e7a to face fourth-tier teams in Copa Del Rey\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Alex Kirkland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Rodrigo Faez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">December 12, 2023, 1:51 p.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Real Madrid and Barcelona will both face fourth-tier opponents in the third round of the Copa del Rey after the draw on Tuesday, with Madrid traveling to Arandina CF and Barca to UD Barbastro.<\/p>\n<p>The third round will see a first participation in this season&#39;s competition for the four teams involved in next month&#39;s Spanish Super Cup: Madrid, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bAtl\u00e9tico Madrid and Osasuna.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico will travel to CD Lugo, while Osasuna will travel to CD Castellon.<\/p>\n<p>The knockout matches will be played on January 6 and 7, 2024, with the winners advancing to the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>UD Barbastro and Arandina CF both play in the Segunda Federacion, the fourth tier of Spanish <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Real Madrid beat Osasuna in the Copa Del Rey final last year. <cite>JAVIER SORIANO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Arandina is based in the town of Aranda de Duero, in Castile and Leon, while Barbastro is a town in the province of Huesca, in the north of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Arandina qualified for the third round by beating First Division C\u00e1diz 2-1 last <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>, while Barbastro eliminated struggling Almer\u00eda 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>Other third round matches include Malaga vs Real Sociedad, Unionistas de Salamanca vs Villarreal and Elche vs Girona.<\/p>\n<p>Tenerife will face Las Palmas in a Canary Islands derby, while a Basque derby will see Eibar host Athletic Club.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid are the Copa del Rey title holders after beating Osasuna 2-1 in the final in Seville on May 6, 2023 &#8211; the first time they have won the trophy in nine years &#8211; while Barca lifted the trophy in five of the last ten seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a have won a record 31 Copa del Reys, with Athletic Club second in the all-time standings with 23 trophies, and Madrid third with 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid, Bar\u00e7a to face fourth-tier teams in Copa Del Rey\u060c Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez December 12, 2023, 1:51 p.m. Real Madrid and Barcelona will both face fourth-tier opponents in the third round of the Copa del Rey after the draw on Tuesday, with Madrid traveling to Arandina CF and Barca to UD Barbastro. 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