Madrid - Arabstoday
Will we witness two more clasicos this year?
Barcelona and Real Madrid are on course to meet in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey after the draw for the last 16 and latter rounds was made today. Spain\'s two biggest clubs breezed through fourth-round
encounters against lower league opposition this week using largely second-string line-ups, but will have to dust off their biggest stars should they meet in the last eight. Today\'s fifth-round draw pitted reigning champions Madrid against Malaga, while last year\'s beaten finalists Barça will play Osasuna.
Elsewhere, there is an eye-catching encounter between Valencia and Sevilla, Real Sociedad meet Real Mallorca and Espanyol face Segunda Division outfit Cordoba. Second-tier Alcorcon take on Levante, while Racing Santander and Athletic Bilbao face third-tier opposition in the form of Mirandes and Albacete Balompie respectively.
The last-16 ties are played over two legs, with the first match on 4 January and the return on 11 January. The quarter-finals will be held on 18 and 25 January, with the semis scheduled for 1 and 8 February.
Copa del Rey fifth-round draw:
Mirades v Racing Santander
Albacete Balompie v Athletic Bilbao
Alcorcon v Levante
Cordoba v Espanyol
Real Sociedad v Real Mallorca
Valencia v Sevilla
Barcelona v Osasuna
Real Madrid v Malaga