Atleti lift the Copa del Rey at the Bernabeu
Atletico Madrid, who have not defeated cross-city rivals Real Madrid since 1999, found an extra-time winner in a wild game to defeat Los Merengues 2-1 and win the Copa del Rey.
Copa Del Rey
An all-Madrid Copa del Rey final
Atletico Madrid lost out on second place in the league to Real Madrid, as well as both league derbies, but they can get them back by snatching a trophy from their rivals on Friday.
Real Madrid nearly perfect in victory
Real Madrid are heading to the final of the Copa del Rey on the back of an all-around spectacular performance by manager Jose Mourinho and all of Los Blancos' players. They dominated Barcelona throughout the match and never looked like losing.
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Barca with upper hand on Madrid in Copa 2nd leg
After managing a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu, Barcelona has the upper hand on Real Madrid heading into the second leg of their Copa Del Rey semifinal tie at the Camp Nou.
A make or break Copa semifinal?
Given the tumultuous status of Real Madrid and Barcelona's Champions League campaigns, Tuesday's Copa del Rey edition of El Clasico could end up being a "make or break" game for each team's season.
It's time to set the Copa del Rey finalists
Contrary to what you might have heard, there are actually two semifinal matches this week in the Copa del Rey. We're all well aware of El Clasico but Ateltico Madrid and Sevilla have unfinished business in the other match.
What's wrong with Barcelona?
League titles are always nice, but when you're Barcelona, bigger things are always expected. Tomorrow begins a season-defining gauntlet run for the Blaugrana right as they're playing some of their worst soccer in years.
Varane the hero, but Barca has advantage
Barcelona have a leg up on Real Madrid in their Copa del Rey semifinal edition of El Clasico, but Raphael Varane's late goal has given his team hope heading to the Camp Nou.
No goals after 45 minutes, but plenty of chances
The first 45 minutes between Real Madrid and Barcelona featured several great chances, some excellent defending but no goals.
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Lineups
Can Real Madrid stay alive and head to the second leg of their Copa del Rey tie against Barcelona with a chance to advance to the final?
Ronaldo needs to Ronaldo
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has scored against Barcelona in all of the last six editions of El Clasico, which is a record. He's going to need to extend that record.
Khedira needs to hinder Messi
Lionel Messi will get a lot of touches on Wednesday, and he will have a serious impact on the game. It'll be Sami Khedira's job to make sure Messi doesn't get the ball wherever he wants, whenever he wants it.
TV schedule for El Clasico
El Clasico is renewed on Wednesday, when Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.
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Real Madrid look to salvage season
It's been an atypically down year for Real Madrid, but that matters now when it comes to El Clásico matches with rival Barcelona.
El Clasico: Real Madrid's perennial inconvenience
El Clasico should be a great opportunity for Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho to salvage something from this season, but in the wider context, Barcelona are a sideshow to their real problems once again.
Has the shine come off El Clásico?
As another round of El Clásico approaches we've discovered that people, in general, don't appear to be very excited about another two games between Real Madrid and Barcelona
Copa del Rey will feature two Clasicos
Barcelona defeated Malaga on Thursday night, ensuring that Copa del Rey will feature two more editions of El Clasico. They'll face Real Madrid in the semifinal.
Barcelona too much for Malaga
Late goals from Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi helped Barcelona bounce back from a poor first leg and defeat Malaga 4-2 (6-4). The win sets up an El Clasico matchup in the Copa del Rey semifinals.
Barca must deal with distractions and Malaga
Malaga have the advantage after leaving the first leg with two away goals and a draw. Barcelona are dealing with their first league loss and the distractions of Víctor Valdés and Tito Vilanova missing this match for more treatments.
Madrid should roll over Valencia
Los Che probably don't have a way back into their Copa del Rey tie against Real Madrid.
Comfortable win for Madrid
It's tough to see a way back for Valencia in their Copa del Rey tie. Real Madrid are firmly in control after their 2-0 home win on Tuesday.
