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Historic football match: UD Ibiza vs FC Barcelona<\/h3>\n

In a shocking announcement, the mighty FC<\/strong>\u00a0Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>will play its first game under new coach Quique Setien<\/a>\u00a0against UD Ibiza<\/strong><\/a> at the Can Misses Stadium<\/strong> next week in the\u00a0Copa Del Rey<\/strong>. According to UD Ibiza’s Twitter account, the date & time are now confirmed, with the historic match set to kick off at 19.00 on\u00a0Jan 22nd, 2020.<\/p>\n

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New opportunities for Spanish regionals<\/h3>\n

This year, for the first time in history, the Copa del Rey has welcomed regional teams. Twenty humble regional clubs were given a place in the preliminary round, with ten (who survived the preliminaries) lucky enough to be going head-to-head with top professional clubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) is massive in Spain. Born in 1902, its full name is, \u201cCampeonato de Espa\u00f1a \u2013 Copa de Su Majestad el Rey\u00bb meaning \u00abChampionship of Spain \u2013 Cup of His Majesty the King.\u00bb<\/p>\n

FC Barcelona: kings of the Kings Cup<\/h3>\n

It’s not going to do UD Ibiza’s pre-match jitters any good to note that Barcelona FC has won this competition the most times, with thirty titles and forty-one Copa del Rey final appearances under their belt. UD Ibiza, on the other hand, is yet to make its first official appearance in the tournament. In fact, in its current incarnation, the team was born very recently (2015) and sports a mere 4-year history. According to the teams’\u00a0official website<\/a>, they’re currently in 3rd place in the Spanish 3rd division with 37 points.<\/p>\n

David vs Goliath springs to mind.<\/p>\n

Despite Barcelona’s massive prowess in the Copa Del Rey, the 2018-19 edition of the competition did see their winning streak come to an end after Valencia surprised themselves (and nearly everyone else) with a 2-1 win in extra time. Could UD Ibiza be in with a chance, however tiny, to win?<\/p>\n

Well, stranger things have happened at sea, m’hearties!<\/p>\n

Here’s the ID Ibiza team, nailing their last training session before the Copa Del Rey.<\/p>\n