The reigning champions take on the Basque side in the last eight of the competition while Atletico Madrid take on Celta Vigo and Valencia meet Las Palmas
Barcelona will meet Athletic Club in the quarter-finals of this season's Copa del Rey.
Last year's finalists will face off at San Mames on January 20 before the return leg a week later at Camp Nou.
The reigning champions of the competition reached the last eight with a 6-1 aggregate win over Espanyol, while their Basque counterparts beat Villarreal 4-2 over two legs.
And Javier Bordas, the director of Barca's first-team affairs, says his side have just a slight advantage in the tie.
"Athletic are a great team who can beat anyone," he said. "They showed their form against Villarreal in the last 16.
"Barca are always the slight favourites, but we were in the Supercopa and we lost to Athletic then."
Atletico Madrid - winners in 2013 - will take on Celta Vigo, with the first leg to be played at Balaidos, while Gary Neville's Valencia will face Las Palmas.
Sevilla, meanwhile, have been handed a tie with Segunda outfit Mirandes, who stunned Deportivo La Coruna in the last round with a 4-1 aggregate victory.
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