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Preview: CD Atletico Baleares vs Atletico Madrid – prediction, team news, lineups
Atletico Madrid will be aiming to book their spot in the last-16 stage of the Copa del Rey when they take on CD Atletico Baleares in the round of 32 on Wednesday night.
The Red and Whites have won the Copa del Rey on 10 previous occasions, with their last success in the famous tournament coming in 2012-13.
Baleares have previously spent time in the Segunda Division – Spain's second tier – although they have not operated at that level since 1963.
Balearicos currently play their league football in Spain's fourth tier, and the home side will enter this match off the back of a 3-1 defeat to Terrassa, with the result leaving them in second spot in their domestic table, three points ahead of third-placed Barcelona B.
Simeone warns Atlético not to take Copa del Rey opener too lightly
Ahead of his team’s first Copa del Rey game of the 2025/26 campaign, Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone previewed the game against Primera Federación side Atlético Baleares on Wednesday night.
“Thinking about tomorrow’s game, understanding the competition from where it starts is always complex. It always is,” Simeone told reporters on Tuesday. “The rivals are excited, (the big teams) have little interest in the competition, and when you realise that you are up for it, it’s too late and you can’t react, and there’s only one game at the opponent’s stadium.”
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Baleares vs. Atletico Madrid: Betting odds, prediction, pick
The Copa del Rey resumes on Wednesday as Atlético Baleares hosts Atlético Madrid for a round of 32 matchup.
Atlético Baleares plays in the Segunda Federación, which is in the fourth tier of Spanish soccer.
The hosts upset La Liga side Espanyol 1-0 in the second round to advance to this stage of the competition, and will now be faced with an even bigger challenge.
Diego Simeone's side is looking to win this competition for an 11th time, most recently lifting the Copa del Rey in 2013.
Atlético Madrid has three wins in its last five matches and is competing at a high level on all fronts. It sits fourth in La Liga and eighth in the Champions League.
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