A place in the Copa del Rey semi-finals will be on the line when Real Madrid make the short trip across the city for Wednesday’s last-eight clash with Leganes.
Real Madrid will be looking for a response to their recent league defeat against Espanyol, while Leganes will try to bounce back from their home loss to Rayo Vallecano.
Real Madrid’s La Liga title bid suffered a setback in Saturday’s trip to the RCDE Stadium, falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Espanyol.
As a result of their first league defeat since December 4, leaders Real Madrid are now sitting just one point clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid ahead of Saturday’s derby clash between the two at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, they will put their title bid on hold to focus on Wednesday’s cup tie, with the visitors set to feature in the quarter-finals for the second time in three seasons after successfully negotiating two rounds of Copa del Rey action.
The 20-time Copa del Rey winners will be the heavy favourites to advance from the quarter-final tie, especially as they have already recorded a comfortable win against Leganes.
Though Real Madrid have already picked up a comfortable victory at Leganes this season, we think that their firepower will ultimately prove too strong for the home side.
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