The Copa del Rey Round of 16 match between Villarreal and Real Madrid is scheduled for Thursday, January 19 at 10pm at El Madrigal and will be televised by Digi Sport 2.

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Villarreal and Real Madrid will meet in the biggest match of the last 16 of the Copa del Rey (only one leg is played), just two weeks after the La Liga match.

Villarreal, fifth in the league with 28 points from 17 games, moved level with fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, ending a seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions, including a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at home in La Liga.

Quique Setien’s side have also won three Copa del Rey matches in this run, all away games: 9-0 against Santa Amalia (sixth division), 2-1 after extra time against Guijuelo (fourth division) and 5- 1 of Cartagena (second division).

Villarreal, one of Spain’s best teams in the last 20 years, have yet to win a trophy at domestic level, but won the UEFA Europa League in 2021 after the final against Manchester United (1-2 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 11 – 10 on fines).

Real Madrid, who are in second place in the league with 38 points after 16 games, three points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​lost their last LaLiga match at Villarreal (1-2).

It was a game in which, for the first time in the history of Real Madrid, there were no Spaniards in the starting line-up: Courtois (Belgium) – Rudiger (Germany), Eder Militao (Brazil), Alaba (Austria), F. Mendy (France) – Modric ( Croatia), Chuameni (France), Kroos (Germany) – Valverde (Uruguay), Benzema (France), Vinik Junior (Brazil).

Last week, the team coached by Carlo Ancelotti played in the final tournament of the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where they beat Valencia in the semi-finals (1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 4-3 on penalties). – uri) and lost the final to Barcelona (score 1-3).

Real have played just one round to reach the current phase of the Copa del Rey, where they beat Casereno (fourth division) 1-0 away.

In the last head-to-head match between the two teams, played on January 7, 2023 in La Liga, Villarreal beat Real Madrid at home, 2-1, with goals scored by Pinot 47, Gerard 63, Benzema 60 respectively.

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