Atletico respect Jaen

Atletico Madrid’s general manager Clemente Villaverde has signalled the club’s ambition for the Copa del Rey and warned that they face a fight.

Atleti are in the bottom half of the draw and so potentially will avoid Real Madrid and Barcelona until the final.

However, in minnows Jaen, Villaverde warned that focus is on the here and now, and the fight that the team face.

“Jaen is a team that we know from when we were in La Segunda, I think much has changed, with a new ground and we will show all due respect to them, they are an opponent and if we are to progress in the Cup then we will have to fight,” the director told reporters after the draw.

Villaverde also expressed his pleasure that the club’s route and possible future fixtures in the tournament were already clear logistically.

“I feel good because we already have knowledge of the entire calendar, all dates are decided, as it is with both UEFA and League and it is normal to find opponents and dates so as to organise better.”

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