Liga elit

Unio Esportiva Vic: Six more teams from La Liga, including Atletico Madrid, will start their campaigns in this season's Copa del Rey on Wednesday, hoping to improve on their performance in the previous year.

With the format of the competition meaning none of the teams playing in the Spanish Supercup (Athletic Bilbao, Mallorca, Real Madrid or FC Barcelona) go into the hat for the first two rounds, Atletico are arguably the biggest club in the first round as they look to improve on last season's semifinal which saw them beaten 4-0 on aggregate by Cup holders Athletic.

Diego Simeone's side face Catalan outfit Unio Esportiva Vic, who play in the regional Liga Elit, which is the sixth tier of the Spanish game and who shouldn't be a threat to a side that contains players such as Alexander Sorloth and Conor Gallagher, reports Xinhua.