2011/12 Copa del Rey

Draw for the 1/16 finals:

Cádiz-Valencia

Hospitalet-Barcelona

Ponferradina-Real Madrid

Mirandés-Villarreal

San Roque-Sevilla

Albacete-Atlético de Madrid

Oviedo-Athletic

Almería-Osasuna

Alcorcón-Zaragoza

Celta-Espanyol

Córdoba-Betis

Deportivo-Levante

Mallorca-Sporting

Racing-Rayo

Getafe-Málaga

Real Sociedad- Granada

First leg to played on 13 Dec, return leg on 21 Dec. Barcelona have, of course, bitched and moaned to get their match moved due to their compromise with the Club World Cup. I suppose if they didn't get it moved they would simply refuse to play like they did back in 2000.

The rescheduled 1st leg against L'Hospitalet will be on Wednesday...most of the squad will be away with their int'l teams, so it'll be a bunch of B team players (but even some of those may be called up for the U21 squad). Considering the B team is in mid-table in La Segunda, they should still be able to win, or get a score draw at the very least.

we will struggle to field a proper defense, but the rest of the team will be of the better B team players


---Balliu----Gomez--Armando---Grimaldo


-----------------JDS

---------Roberto--------Rafa/Espinso

----Gerard-------Rafa/Soriano-----Tello

fcb wrote:The rescheduled 1st leg against L'Hospitalet will be on Wednesday...most of the squad will be away with their int'l teams, so it'll be a bunch of B team players (but even some of those may be called up for the U21 squad). Considering the B team is in mid-table in La Segunda, they should still be able to win, or get a score draw at the very least.

Haha I saw that you were playing L'Hospitalet this week but I thought it was for Copa Cataluña.

spanish players will be playing this one thought they would have been away

Pinto - DosSantos Puyol Fontas Maxwell - SergiRoberto Keita Cesc - Deulofeu Villa Iniesta

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Pinto; Dos Santos, Puyol, Fontàs, Maxwell; Xavi, Keita, Iniesta; Tello, Cesc, Villa.

Tello? Wtf?

Apparently the Copa has a rule that you must play a minimum of 7 first team players

That's also why Spain asked for the friendly against England to be pushed back to Saturday, rather than having it on Friday as originally planned.

fcb wrote:Apparently the Copa has a rule that you must play a minimum of 7 first team players

And what are the consequences if not...?

No idea, I guess they disqualify you?

XI to face Ponferradina:

-------------------Adan

Altintop-----Albiol-----Varane-----Marcelo

-------------Sahin----Khedira

Callejon-----------Kaka------------Ronaldo

------------------Higuain

Bench: Pacheco, S. Ramos, Granero, Ozil, Jese

I have no f*cking idea why Granero is not playing this game and Altintop can f*ck right off Dani Carvajal should play this match!!!!!

Ponferradina's midfield is bossing Sahin, Khedira, and Kaka!

Why does Sahin give the ball away ALL the time??????

Ronaldo looks surprised that none of the Ponferradina players have asked for his autograph yet.

Callejon in on goal, squares it for Ronaldo, who can't be bothered to slide for the ball which goes out for a goal kick instead going into the net.

CALLEJON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not really deserved as Ponferradina have been equal to us. Searching ball into the box from Khedira and oddly no Ponferradina defender thinks it necessary to clear. Looks like a failed offside trap on the replay. The ball bounces to Callejon who stabs it into the net first time from about 6 yards out.

Kaka looks like he would be right at home in Segunda B.

HT Ponferradina 0-1 Real Madrid

Possession of the ball, unsurprisingly, is almost even (47-53).

Living dangerously now. Ponferradina starting to get back on top.

Albiol.................A LA CALLE!

Reckless challenge to get booked for a second time in the match. Ugh. We are going to be lucky to make it out of this game with the score in our favor.

Granero x Sahin

Still waiting for Nuri to do something impressive.

Ramos x Kaka

Back to 4 at the back...................

RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT A STRIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that should NOT have been allowed to squeeze between the goalkeepers legs

WPOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jese is on!

Mourinho <3's canteranos!

FT Ponferradina 0-2 Real Madrid

The rest of yesterdays results:

Cadiz 0-0 Valencia
Getafe 0-1 Malaga
Real Sociedad 4-1 Granada
Celta 0-0 Espanyol
Racing 3-2 Rayo
Mallorca 0-1 Sporting
Deportivo 3-1 Levante
Mirandes 1-1 Villarreal
Almeria 1-3 Osasuna
Cordoba 1-0 Betis
Alcorcon 1-1 Zaragoza
San Roque 0-1 Sevilla
Albacete 2-1 Atletico
Oviedo 0-1 Athletic

FT Sporting 0-2 Mallorca (Agg: 0-3)
FT Real Madrid 5-1 Ponferradina (Agg: 7-1)
FT Espanyol 4-2 Celta (Agg: 4-2)

Real against Barcelona in 1/4

Draw is a great opportunity for Athletic or Espanyol to reach the final. Madrid/Barça/Valencia/Sevilla are all in the opposite half of the draw.

Here is the full draw: