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Leganés-Real Madrid: visitors vying to secure Copa del Rey semi-final spot

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Real Madrid face Leganés this evening at the Butarque stadium in the single-leg tie of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals (9 pm CET). Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be looking to book their place in the semi-finals of the competition, which will be played over two legs.


Real Madrid are three games away from their fourth final of the season. This evening's away clash will be the first as the Whites look to take a step towards clinching the Copa del Rey. All this comes in a gruelling month, during which Madrid will face, among other games, the Madrid derby in LaLiga on Saturday and the Champions League playoff against Manchester City.

 for the clash. Valverde, who has scored in both Copa games against Deportiva Minera and Celta, will be available. He is joined by Arda Güler and Endrick, who together with the Uruguayan are the top scorers for the Madridistas in the competition. Between the three of them, they have scored six of Real Madrid's ten goals in the domestic cup.

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This is the first Copa del Rey fixture at home this season for Leganés, who reached the quarter-finals after eliminating Ciudad de Lucena (1-2), Estepona on penalties (2-2), Cartagena (1-2) and Almería (2-3). The South Madrid outfit are in fine form and have lost only one of their last six matches (3 wins and 2 draws).

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