The first cup clash between Leganés and Real Sociedad in history

This Wednesday at 16:00 (CET) C.D. Leganés host Real Sociedad in what will be the first cup tie between the two clubs in history. Pepineros and realistas have faced off in four previous encounters, but always in the context of LaLiga Santander, with two victories for Lega, a draw and a defeat to the donostiarrans so far..

The sides first took to opposite ends of the pitch in the 2016/17 LaLiga Santander season, with the Basque squad securing all three points after a 0-2 performance that saw Willian José and Xabi Prieto net for the visitors. The following year the pepineros took sweet revenge by the slimmest of margins after Gabriel scored the lone goal in 90 minutes of football (1-0).

In the opening weekend of the 2018/19 season, the pendulum looked set to swing back to the realistas after they built another 0-2 lead thanks to Zurutuza and Illarramendi, but the Butarque was rocked by a brilliant brace from Nabil El Zhar in the second half, robbing the visitors of victory and splitting the spoils at full time. The most recent encounter between the teams came in February 2020, with Isak taking the lead initially, before Omeruo and Óscar, one off a phenomenal direct free kick in injury time, netted in time to keep all points in Madrid.