Copa del Rey Draw 2018-19: Schedule of Dates for Round-of-32 Fixtures

Barcelona will face third-tier side Cultural Leonesa in the round of 32 of the 2018-19 Copa del Rey as they kick off the defence of their title.

La Liga sides were introduced to this year's tournament in Friday's draw, and Real Madrid will take on UD Melilla, another side from the Spanish third tier.

The Spanish Football Federation provided the draw in full, with the two legs of each tie set to take place on October 31 and December 5:

Atletico Madrid will take on Sant Andreu, the one remaining representative of Spain's fourth tier. 

Meanwhile, current La Liga toppers Sevilla have been paired with Villanovense, and Valencia drew CD Ebro.

Giant killings are rare at this stage of the tournament due to the ties being two-legged affairs, but there are still some fascinating fixtures in the draw, per The Spanish Football Podcast:

Barca have been the dominant force in the Copa del Rey recently as they have won the last four editions on the bounce.

A fifth consecutive title for the Catalans in 2018-19 would represent a new outright record for the historic tournament.

The likes of Real, Atleti and Sevilla will all be eager to prevent that from happening, but they must first negotiate their way through to the last 16.