Copa del Rey

Barcelona Villarreal will look to build on an impressive last Camp Nou outing when they visit Barcelona for a Copa del Rey semi-final.

Diego Simeone Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed the efforts of his players once more after their win over Valencia on Tuesday.

Cristian Tello's second-half hat-trick gave Barcelona a 4-1 win at Levante in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final.

Sergio Ramos García Sergio Ramos will hope to return from a calf injury against Leganes this week after resuming Real Madrid team training.

Gerard Piqué Bernabéu Gerard Deulofeu produced another underwhelming display in Barcelona's win over Real Murcia, but Ernesto Valverde is not worried about him.

Sylvinho Vinicius Junior will be hoping to impress Brazil assistant Sylvinho if he features for Real Madrid against Barcelona on Wednesday.

Real Zaragoza Six-time Copa del Rey winners Real Zaragoza suffered a second-round exit at the hands of Albacete on Wednesday.

Ivan Rakitic Denis Suarez is close to joining Arsenal and the move should benefit all concerned, Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says.

Luis Suarez Cope del Rey holders Barcelona fought back from a goal down in a bruising encounter with Athletic Bilbao to progress 5-2 on aggregate.

Jesé Jese revelled in making a goalscoring return to the Real Madrid side in his first outing following a near nine-month absence through injury.