Getafe will kick off their Copa del Rey campaign when they travel to the Campo Vicente Martinez Catala for Thursday's Copa del Rey clash with Manises.

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Champi, Marc Cantero and Javi Trilles all got on the scoresheet to fire their side to a 3-1 away win over their eighth-tier opponents.

Manises have followed that successful cup outing with a 2-1 home win against Quart de Poblet and a goalless home draw against Requena.

Those results have moved Manises onto 10 points in the C Valenciana - Nord, leaving them in 10th position of a 16-team league.

They will now turn their focus to a dream Copa del Rey clash against a La Liga opponent, and while it may be a difficult night on the pitch, they will try to make full use of home advantage, having avoided defeat in each of their last four home games (W1, D3).

Meanwhile, Getafe will carry a four-game unbeaten run into Thursday's contest, although they have had to settle for draws in each of their last three outings.

After beating Alaves 2-0, the Azulones went on to play out 1-1 draws against Osasuna and Villarreal, before they repeated that scoreline in Sunday's home clash against Jose Bordalas's former side Valencia.

Mauro Arambarri netted a 90th-minute penalty to salvage a point which could have become all three were it not for a spectacular double save from Giorgi Mamardashvili in stoppage time.

Having collected a total of 10 points from their 11 league matches, the Azulones are currently sitting in 15th position in La Liga, with one point separating them from the drop zone.

The La Liga side will put their survival bid on hold as they prepare for their first Copa del Rey match of the season, and while they will be the heavy favourites, they will have to remain professional if they are to progress and avoid a first-round exit for the first time since 1999-2000.