La Liga club Real Sociedad is set to visit Alicante to take on fifth-tier team Jove Español in the opening round of the Copa del Rey.

Real Sociedad’s Copa del Rey first-round match against Jove Español is set to proceed as planned, despite Sociedad filing a lawsuit to postpone it. The club aims to avoid playing during the international break, with 14 players unavailable, and just days before their Basque derby with Athletic Bilbao.

Sociedad enters the game after a morale-boosting 1-0 win over La Liga leaders Barcelona, climbing to eighth in the league. The three-time Copa del Rey champions, unbeaten in regulation time in their last seven matches in the competition, are clear favorites despite missing key players.

Jove Español, making their Copa debut, earned qualification through a strong campaign in the Tercera Federación, finishing second in Group Six. However, they’ve struggled this season, sitting 13th in their league after a five-match winless streak. Managed by Josip Visnjic, they’ll look to make the most of this historic opportunity.

Prediction: Real Sociedad

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