"Albacete, the conquerors of Real Madrid in the last round of the Copa del Rey, will face Barcelona in the quarter-finals. The draw was carried out this morning and the first two teams out pitted the Segunda Division side against the Liga leaders. There was a sense of inevitability that Barca would take on the team that stunned Madrid in Alvaro Arbeloa's first game in charge last week."
"Jefte Betancor scored the winner in the 95th-minute for Albacete to see them through 3-2. Jefte was present to help conduct the draw and he said: "We will give it our all and put our heart and enthusiasm in front of Barça. They are a great team but we already showed we can do it against Madrid." Barca are the title holders after beating Madrid 3-2 in April, Jules Kounde scoring the injury-time winner in Seville."
Albacete, having eliminated Real Madrid with a 95th-minute winner from Jefte Betancor, will meet Barcelona in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. The draw paired the Segunda Division side with the Liga leaders after the first two teams were drawn. Jefte Betancor pledged to give his all, promising heart and enthusiasm against Barça following Albacete's shock over Madrid. Barcelona enter as title holders after Jules Kounde scored an injury-time winner to beat Madrid 3-2 in April. The quarter-final fixtures are Albacete v Barcelona, Alaves v Real Sociedad, Valencia v Athletic Bilbao, and Real Betis v Atletico Madrid, to be played February 3–5.
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