"Earlier this week, the draw for the third round was held, and Barcelona found out the name of their first opponent in this season's edition - CD Guadalajara. The RFEF Primera Division side are currently on a two-game winning streak, but notably were winless in their last five games prior to that and will look to put the brakes on Hansi Flick's newly rejuvenated Barcelona."
"He was asked about his team drawing Barcelona in the same interaction, and he described it as a big boost. "I see them [the team] very well. I think it has been a very big energy boost, and my mission is to try to focus on the first thing that comes to us, which is Madrid [Castilla]." He then dreamily spoke about what it would mean to beat Hansi Flick's side."
Barcelona received byes in the first two rounds of the Copa del Rey after qualifying for the Spanish Super Cup in January. The third-round draw pairs Barcelona with CD Guadalajara, who currently sit in the RFEF Primera Division and have won their last two matches after a five-game winless run. Guadalajara manager Pere Marti called the draw a big energy boost and said his immediate focus remains on Real Madrid Castilla. The tie will be played at Estadio Pedro Escartín, where Guadalajara will seek an upset typical of early Copa del Rey rounds, facing a rejuvenated Barcelona under Hansi Flick.
Read at Barca Universal
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