Spanish Cup draw

The draw took place today for the first round of the third and final stage, with the nine clubs who qualified for Europe joining the seven survivors from the second phase. Second division B side Zamora were the only non-first division team who made it through, and they were rewarded with a tie against Barcelona. Real Madrid will play Athletic Bilbao, and locals rivals Villarreal and Valencia were also drawn together. Matches will be played over two legs on or around 4th and 11th January. (07.12.05)