Barcelona are hoping to avoid Real Madrid’s fate when they visit second-tier side Albacete at Estadio Carlos Belmonte in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.
Albacete, who haven’t featured in La Liga in over 20 years, enjoyed one of their greatest nights in the previous round, downing the 15-time European champions 3–2 to set up yet another blockbuster tie.
Barça are the most successful team in Copa del Rey history, lifting the trophy a whopping 32 times. Hansi Flick’s side are also the holders after beating Madrid 3–2 in last season’s final, but no one has retained this crown since the Blaugrana themselves won four successive iterations between 2015 and 2018.
Buoyed by their triumph over Los Blancos, Albacete have won three straight in the second tier but still reside in mid-table. Relegation fears have at least been allayed, and a win on Tuesday night would match their best-ever Copa del Rey performance. They haven’t reached the semifinals since 1994–95.
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