CD. Leganés will look for getting into Copa del Rey quarter finals against F.C Barcelona (19:00). A round that the pepineros' squad could access in case of victory, for the second time in history.
So far, Leganés has only been present among the top eight of the cupper tournament in the 2017/18 season. At that time, the Blue and Whites eliminated Real Valladolid in the round of 16, after winning both games: 1-2 in José Zorrilla and 1-0 in Butarque.
Subsequently, it was the Villarreal who crossed with the pickles in the round of 16; Leganés won by the minimum (1-0) in the first leg at Butarque, while falling 2-1 at the Estadio de La Cerámica, qualifying for the double value of the goals in the opposite field.
Leganés stepped on the quarterfinals for the first time in its history, and the draw matched him with Real Madrid. The whites won in the first leg at Butarque (0-1), but those then led by Asier Garitano gave the surprise to prevail in the Santiago Bernabéu (1-2) and get into the semifinals, where they would fall against Sevilla F.C.
Now, the team trained by Javier Aguirre will look for F.C. Barcelona, after being imposed at home in the first three rounds to Andorra, Real Murcia and C.D. Ebro, get a second time in its history in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals .
