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Barcelona, Real Madrid face Primera rivals in Copa del Rey

Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey while Real Madrid have been paired against Sevilla.

There is also guaranteed to be a second division team in the quarter-finals after Alcorcon and Cordoba were drawn against each other, but it is the two heavyweight showdowns that catch the attention.

The full draw for the last 16 is:

Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid, Alcorcon v Cordoba, Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona, Real Madrid v Sevilla, Real Sociedad v Villarreal, Deportivo La Coruna v Alaves, Valencia v Celta Vigo and Osasuna v Eibar.

The ties will be played in the first two weeks of January.

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