Arandina-Real Madrid: the reigning cup champions start their title defence
Ancelotti's side visit Aranda de Duero for their round of 32 single-leg tie (9:30pm CET).
Real Madrid start their defence of the Copa del Rey. The reigning champions visit El Estadio Montecillo in Aranda de Duero, where they will face Arandina in a single-leg tie in the last 32 (9:30pm CET).
Our team goes into the game on the back of their win over Mallorca that saw them finish the first round of LaLiga at the top of the table. Reaching the last 16 of the Copa del Rey is now the objective before travelling to Riyadh to tackle another competition, the Spanish Super Cup.
"This competition made us very happy last year and we're going to try to win it," Ancelotti said at the press conference. The Italian has called up 21 players for this unprecedented encounter. One of the keys will be to keep a clean sheet, something Real Madrid have managed to do in their last two games.
Arandina
Our opponents reached the Round of 32 having beaten Real Murcia (1-0) and Cadiz (2-1) in the previous rounds. Currently, the team from Burgos is bottom of Group 1 of Segunda Federación with 10 points. Their top scorer is Frodo, who has scored 5 goals.