David against Goliath. A modest man with excessive enthusiasm in the face of all the weight of a historical figure. UE Rubí, the most modest Catalan team present in the draw for the first round of the Copa del Rey, will challenge Athletic Club, 23-time champion of the tournament, in a confrontation that is theoretically unequal but which in the KO tournament always leaves the door open to surprise. The Catalan Elite League or Super League team has not known defeat at the Camp Municipal de Can Rosés since May 1, 2022. There they will try to make a splash and get through, as they already did against Mallorcan Rotlet Molinar in the previous round .
Still hot, and amid shouts of “get them” among his teammates, Alex Ruiz, second captain of the team, assured that it was “a dream come true.” This was what everyone wanted and it's amazing. We will compete like anyone else and we want to dream,” he assured.
The single-match qualifiers will be played on the field of the lower category team and the matches will be played between October 31 and November 2.
The rest of the representatives of the Catalan territorial team were paired in the following way. As for the Seguda RFEF teams, Badalona Futur, former UE Llagostera, will host Cádiz at the Nou Estadi Municipal de Badalona, Terrassa at Albacete, Europa at Elche and Manresa at Oviedo. For its part, Nàstic de Tarragona will have to travel to Orihuela and Girona will travel to Cádiz to face Chiclana and Espanyol to La Palma to face the Messenger.
