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		</div><p>Holders Barcelona will take on Athletic Bilbao in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey while Real Madrid have been paired against Sevilla in two nail-bitting clashes.</p>
<p>There is also guaranteed to be a second division team in the quarter-finals after Alcorcon and Cordoba were drawn against each other, but it is the two heavyweight showdowns that catch the attention.</p>
<p>The tie between Barca and Athletic is a repeat of the 2012 and 2015 finals &#8211; both won by the Catalan giants &#8211; and again pits together the two most successful clubs in the tournament&#8217;s history.</p>
<p>Barca, who have reached the final five times in the last six years, have won the Copa del Rey 28 times while Athletic have lifted the trophy 23 times &#8211; although not since 1984.</p>
<p>Luis Enrique&#8217;s men also beat Athletic in last year&#8217;s quarter-finals before going on to defeat Sevilla in the final.</p>
<p>The other eye-catching tie from Friday&#8217;s draw sees 19-time winners Real take on Sevilla &#8211; throwing the reigning Champions League winners against the three-time Europa League holders.</p>
<p>Real director Emilio Butragueno, whose side host the first leg at the Bernabeu, said on his club&#8217;s website: &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter if the first game is at home or away. The team will return to work next week and we need to prepare well for the first leg and get a good result.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;We know that it&#8217;s difficult to play in Sevilla in front of very enthusiastic fans.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The full draw for the last 16 is: Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid, Alcorcon v Cordoba, Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona, Real Madrid v Sevilla, Real Sociedad v Villarreal, Deportivo La Coruna v Alaves, Valencia v Celta Vigo and Osasuna v Eibar.</p>
<p>The ties will be played in the first two weeks of January.</p>
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