Kick-off on: 03.01.23 20:00.

Efesé defeated Segunda B's Alfaro in the first round thanks to a single goal in the eighty-third minute, 1-0. In the next round, the team from Murcia knocked out Alcorcón, representing the third division (1-1, 4-2 on penalties). The Yellow Submarine destroyed Santa Amalia of Extremadura Primera, 9-0, in the 1/64 finals before defeating Guijuelo of Segunda B (2-1, extra time). Chukwueze scored five points on goal+passes (3+2), while G. Moreno and J. Morales scored four (3+1 and 2+2).

Watch the battle between Cartagena and Villarreal online, the teams have not crossed paths in official matches. The rivals sparred in the summer of 2020, in which the representative of the elite was expectedly stronger, 3-1. The Zebras made their tournament debut in the 1998/99 season. This is the seventeenth time the Anchovies have participated in the Spanish Cup. Previously, Efesé made it to 1/16 three times, but never made it past.

In the 2013/14 draw, the team from Murcia hosted Barcelona. The visit of the great of world soccer was a real celebration. Moreover, Cartagena opened the scoring and led 1-0 until the thirty-sixth minute, but the result was obvious, 1-4. In the 2017/18 campaign, the Zebras were also unlucky with the draw as Sevilla defeated the then-third division representative in both meetings (0-3, 0-4). Last year, the Anchovies crashed out on Valencia at the same stage, conceding the decisive goal in the ninety-second minute, 1-2. Watch the game Cartagena vs Villarreal online.

Setien's wardss in the last ten years failed to pass the 1/16 only in the 2021/22 season, losing to Sporting Gijon, 1-2. Remarkably, the Yellow Submarine left the tournament because of a goal by Ukrainian Milovanov. Since the early 2000s, the team from Castellón have only stopped fighting for the trophy in this round on three occasions. In the Copa del Rey 2008/09, the Villarreal disgraced against Polideportivo (0-5, 1-1), and three years later they lost to Mirandez (1-1, 0-2). Watch Cartagena vs Villarreal online.