Barcelona might be up in opposition to Actual Betis, whereas Actual Madrid tackle Celta Vigo within the Copa del Rey spherical of 16 subsequent week.
The Spanish giants navigated third-round ties in opposition to fourth-tier opponents with out a lot fuss final weekend. Barcelona strolled to a 4-0 win over Barbastro, with the one sticking level the omission of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor throughout their extended contract standoff. Even the defeated hosts had one thing to cheer about, as Israel Garcia proposed to his girlfriend after the fixture.
Actual Madrid had been simply as comfy in a 5-0 thrashing of Deportiva Minera, as Carlo Ancelotti shuffled his pack forward of a busy festive fixture listing.
Atletico Madrid solely narrowly scraped previous Marbella within the earlier spherical and are up in opposition to one other decrease league opponent within the type of Elche subsequent week.
The powers that be on the Spanish soccer federation haven’t afforded their groups a lot time for preparation. Some golf equipment can have lower than per week to analysis their opponents earlier than the spherical of 16 ties that are scheduled for 14, 15 and 16 January subsequent week.
Barcelona and Actual Madrid may each be concerned within the Spanish Supercopa last which might be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 12 January. The Clasico duo are already within the Center East for semi-final ties in opposition to Athletic Membership and Mallorca respectively.
As with all Copa del Rey ties earlier than the semi-finals, matches might be performed over a single leg. In a brand new growth, VAR might be in operation.
