Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
All eyes will be on Estadi Ciutat de Valencia when Levante and Getafe face each other in the Copa del Rey last 32. Los Levantinos are determined to return to La Liga, but they have big ambitions for the 2022/2023 Spanish Cup campaign as well. Experienced midfielder Vicente Iborra should be recalled to the starting XI, while both Jose Campana and Shkodran Mustafi remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Meanwhile, los Azulones did well to beat Mallorca 2-0 in their last Primera Division game, with the team climbing to 14th place in the standings. Getafe, though, are not regarded as good travellers, and that is the main reason why we are going to put our money on draw. Mauro Arambarri should be the only absentee in the away team. In their last meeting at the venue the two sides played out a goalless draw.
Highlighted Player (Roberto Soldado):
Roberto Soldado is regarded as one of the most famous footballers in the history of Villarreal. The meaning of his surname in Spanish is “the warrior” and it has to be noted that he began his football career at Real Madrid, playing from the B team between 2002 and 2006. The pacey attacker made 16 appearances and scored two goals for the first team, but he was producing the best performances of his career during his three-year spell at Valencia.
Soldado scored 59 goals in 101 appearances for los Che, but in 2013 he signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £26 million. The Spanish attacker, who was born on 27 May, 1985 in Valencia, scored for the Spurs on his debut in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, but he netted the goal from the penalty spot.
Soldado failed to impress in the 2014/2015 Premier League campaign with Tottenham and, as a result, he was sold to Villarreal on 14 August, 2015. Speaking of his international career, the Villarreal attacker made his Spain debut in June, 2007 against Latvia.
Highlighted Team (Getafe):
Getafe Club de Futbol is a Spanish football club from the suburb of Madrid. The club hosts its home games in the Coliseum Alfonso Perez which holds a capacity of 17 7000 seats. The club managed to reach the Primera Division in 2004. The main club colors are blue and red. The fans of Getafe gave the club the nickname Azulones or Geta.
The biggest succes of Getafe was in the season 2006/2007 where the club reached the final of the Copa del Rey which they lost 1-0 against Sevilla FC. Getafe CF played in the UEFA Cup once in 2007 where they end in the quarter finals after playing against Bayern Munich.
Known players that played for Getafe in their football career are: David Silva, Raul Albiol, Aragones and Daniel Guiza.