First leg at the Butarque (2nd-4th Jan) and the second leg at the Estadio de la Cerámica (9th-11th Jan)
Villarreal have found out their rivals for the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. The Submarine will come up against CD Leganés in the next round of the cup, the Yellows’ fate in today’s draw at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid. The times have not been confirmed yet, but the first leg will be played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque (between 2nd and 4th January), and the return leg will be played at the Estadio de la Cerámica (between 9th to 11th January).
Villarreal are through to the Round of 16 after beating SD Ponferradina (3-1 on agg.). For their part, CD Leganés knocked out Real Valladolid CF (3-1 on agg.) in the Round of 16.
Cup history with the blue-and-whites
There is Copa del Rey history between Villarreal and Leganés, as both teams faced each other in the Round of 64 in the 1999/2000 season. In the first leg, played at the El Madrigal stadium, as Villarreal’s ground was formerly known, Leganés beat the Yellows 0-1 (James Madariaga), but the Yellow Submarine got through to the next round after a 0-3 win in the return leg (Jorge López, Alfaro and Javi Gracia).
