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Six teams Barcelona could face ahead of Friday's Copa del Rey Round of 32 draw

The 2016/17 edition of the Copa del Rey won't start until November for the first division teams, but the Round of 32 draw will take place this Friday and Barcelona have a list of six potential opponents.

According to Spanish Federation rules, the La Liga teams playing in the Champions League or Europa League that season cannot face another first division side before the quarterfinals, which means Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo can only face teams from the Segunda B (Spain's third division) or the Tercera División (the fourth level of Spainsh football) in the Last 32.