The champion will debut against Sant Andreu
The draw for pairings in the Copa del Rey took place on Friday at the Vicente Calderon and saw our team paired with the Sant Andreu , the Catalan team from Segunda B.
Atletico Madrid will face Sant Andreu in the knockout phase of the Copa del Rey. The draw calculated the route to the final on Saturday April 19.
Our club the reigning Cup Champions hosted the event that took place in the VIP room of the Vicente Calderon stadium and was attended by Angel Maria Villar and Jorge Perez, chairman and general secretary of the Royal Spanish Football Federation , Javier Thebes, leader of the Professional Football League (LFP), Enrique Cerezo and Miguel Angel Gil, president and CEO of the club and representatives from other clubs participating in the competition. Gabi, Mario Suarez, Juanfran, Adrian, David Villa, Koke, Óliver Torres and Manquillo attended on behalf of the first team.
The first leg against Sant Andreu , will take place in the Municipal Narcis Sala, on the 7th or 8th of December and in the Calderon the second leg will be on the 18th of December.
The winner of this tie will go in to the next round and come up against the winner of the Nastic -Valencia.
The matches are as follows:
1/16 Final (7-8 December and December 18 )
Olimpic Xativa - Real Madrid
Algeciras CF - Real Sociedad
FC Cartagena - FC Barcelona
Sant Andreu - Atletico Madrid
Racing de Santander - Seville
Gimnastic Tarragona - Valencia
Club Lleida - Real Betis
Recreativo de Huelva - Levante
Girona - Getafe
Alcorcon - Granada
Las Palmas - Almería
Real Jaen - Espanyol
Villarreal - Elche
Malaga - Osasuna
Celta de Vigo - Athletic Club
Valladolid - Rayo Vallecano