Real Madrid visit Albacete in the Copa del Rey’s Round of 16. This will be Álvaro Arbeloa’s debut as Real Madrid’s coach after the club decided to part ways with Xabi Alonso, so it will be interesting to see whether or not he rotates his team. Real Madrid predicted XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Asencio, Huijsen, Fran […]
Real Madrid visit Albacete in the Copa del Rey’s Round of 16. This will be Álvaro Arbeloa’s debut as Real Madrid’s coach after the club decided to part ways with Xabi Alonso, so it will be interesting to see whether or not he rotates his team.
Real Madrid predicted XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Asencio, Huijsen, Fran García; Cestero, Güler, Ceballos; Mastantuono, Palacios, Gonzalo.
Albacete predicted XI: Lizoain; Aguado, Moreno, Vallejo, Neva, JoGo; Escriche, Villar, Capi, Valverde; Jefté.
Los Blancos will probably need fresh legs after the demanding matches against Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish Supercup, and while they clearly have what it takes to beat Albacete, a good performance would be useful.
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM COPA DEL REY
Date: 01/14/2026
Time: 21:00 CET, 03:00pm EST.
Venue: Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain.
Available TV: TVE (Spain).
Available Streaming: ESPN+ (USA)
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