\r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div> FC Barcelona now knows who its third opponent will be in its Copa del Rey title defense. The draw held this January 19th at the Ciudad del F\u00fatbol in Las Rozas has paired the Blaugrana with Albacete Balompi\u00e9, a Second Division team, in a single-leg away quarter-final tie.<\/p>
The match, which will be played at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte<\/strong>, will take place on Tuesday, February 3rd at 9:00 PM. Hansi Flick’s Bar\u00e7a<\/strong> comes into the game after eliminating Racing de Santander<\/strong> in the round of 16 (0-2), while the Manchego team, fourteenth in the Liga Hypermotion standings, pulled off the biggest surprise of the round of 16 by eliminating Real Madrid (3-2)<\/strong>.<\/p> Previously, the team now managed by Alberto Gonz\u00e1lez beat UD San Fernando (0-3), Legan\u00e9s (0-1), and Celta (2-2, 5-2 on penalties) to advance to the Copa quarter-finals. Bar\u00e7a, for their part, eliminated Guadalajara (0-2) in the round of 32.<\/p>
A knockout tie after the Champions League league phase<\/h2>
The tie against Albacete will be played one week after the last matchday of the Champions League group stage, where Bar\u00e7a will host Copenhagen <\/strong>(Wednesday, January 28) and in between two league matches, against Elche <\/strong>on Saturday the 31st (9:00 PM CEST) and Mallorca <\/strong>(date and time to be confirmed). <\/p> Right after the quarterfinals are played, on Friday, February 6, the RFEF will draw the semifinal matchups<\/strong>, the only stage of the tournament with two-legged ties. The first leg will be played on Tuesday, February 10, and Wednesday, February 11<\/strong>, meaning the week after the quarterfinal ties.<\/p> **The return leg, on the other hand, is scheduled for March 4th and 5th**, after the Champions League play-offs. For now, Hansi Flick’s team has a high probability of playing in the round of 16 play-offs, awaiting what happens in the last two matchdays of the group stage.<\/p>