Barcelona and Madrid to face 3rd-division clubs in Copa

Posted January 14, 2020 6:00 am

The Associated Press

MADRID (AP) - Barcelona and Real Madrid will face third-division clubs in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, with the Catalan team taking on Ibiza and Madrid playing Unionista de Salamanca.

It will be the first round that will include the teams that participated in the Spanish Super Cup - Barcelona, Madrid, AtlÃ©tico Madrid and Valencia.

AtlÃ©tico and defending champion Valencia also will face third-division clubs - Cultural Leonesa and LogroÃ±Ã©s, respectively.

There will be two matchups between first-division clubs: Sevilla vs. Levante and Real Sociedad vs. Espanyol.

The single-elimination games will be played next week. The first-division clubs will play as visitors.

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Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos scores the winning penalty during the Spanish Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at King Abdullah stadium in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) The Associated Press

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