Barcelona at Bilbao, Madrid hosts Sociedad in Copa del Rey

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, talks with Ricard Puig during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Granada at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (Joan Monfort/AP)

MADRID — Barcelona will visit Athletic Bilbao in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, and Real Madrid will host Real Sociedad.

Barcelona has won a record 30 cup titles, followed by Bilbao with 24.

Also, defending champion Valencia will visit Granada, while Mirandes, the only second-division club left, will host Villarreal.

Mirandes, a small team from a northern town of about 35,000 people, upset Sevilla 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Mirandes reached the semifinals in the 2011-12 edition while playing in the third division.

The matches will be played from Feb. 4-6.

The Copa del Rey is being played in single-elimination games this season, except in the semifinals.

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