The draw for the final phase of the tournament that pits the best teams of the season in Spain’s División de Honor de juveniles was held today, Monday at the RFEF’s Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas (Madrid).
Málaga CF, champions of Andalusian Group 4 will face Athletic Club in the quarter-finals. The first leg will be held on Sunday 13th June (Málaga) and the return leg on Sunday 20th June (Lezama).
The rest of the matches are as follows:
- Real Madrid CF – Club Atlético de Madrid
- RC Deportivo – UD Las Palmas
- Levante UD – Campeón Grupo 3C*
(*) Should MCF reach the semi-finals, they will face the winner of this tie
The format of the Copa de Campeones, new this year, will see the semi-finals being held on the 24th June and the grand final on the 27th June. The location has still not been determined by the RFEF.
Statements by Nacho, Juvenil DH coach
New format
“This is the format that has been adopted this year, due to COVID, not disputing the Copa del Rey and making the first round a two-legged tie to make everything faster. As such, in the final there won’t be as many teams in concentration, they’ll be four rather than eight. I’m assuming it was done for that reason. Just like they have changed the theme of the league with two phases, which has never been done before, in order to adapt”.
Athletic de Bilbao
“We know about them, we know they have very good players, the fullbacks and the wingers. And upfront they have strong strikers. Their strong point is on the wings. We’ll need to look at more videos and analyse them more”.
Lezama, a benchmark
“The players are delighted. We’ll be up against one of the best youth teams in Spain, Athletic. It will be a wonderful experience visiting Lezama, which in terms of facilities is a reflection and a guide for many youth teams that go there to learn from them. The lads are really happy”.
