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Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
The first leg will be held at Camp Nou on February 6th and 7th. The return match will follow at Santiago Bernabeu on 27 and 28 February.
The two great Spaniards are then in La Liga a few days later, Saturday, March 2.
On the other hand, the Real Betis were opposed to Valencia, which allowed the Andluscians to qualify for the final played in their own stadium Benito Villamarín.
Barcelona, looking to win the trophy for the fifth consecutive season, edged Sevilla two goals after their first-leg quarter-final match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan last week.
Ernesto Valverde's men responded on Wednesday at Camp Nou, beating last season's runners 6-1 to qualify for the final four.
Real Madrid defeated Girona 7-3 overall with Karim Benzema on the scoresheet as Santiago Solari's team enjoyed a win in the second leg on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Valencia scored twice in overtime to eliminate Getafe and Real Betis defeated Espanyol.
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This will be the first Copa del Rey El Clasico since the 2013/14 final, which Real Madrid won 2-1 thanks to the miracle goal of Gareth Bale.
This match was also the last time Barcelona lost a draw in this competition.
The first leg will be played at Nou Camp, giving Real Madrid the advantage of playing at home.
What a nice little goatee Dani has.
In fact, we do not even have them yet. First we hear the representatives of Valencia and Betis.
Betis will be abused to avoid the big two. A real shot at reaching a home final.
We'll have to wait a minute or two here, while we hear Juan Jose Canas and Dani, before it's official, but we'll have a two-legged Clasico in the semifinals.
Well, you know what that means …
Julio Cardenos and Jose Ramon Esnaola will draw the first two balls …
They have a quartet of Betis legends here to help with the draw. One ball each. Nice job if you can get it, ey?
A montage of the best songs of the last turn now.
The vice president of the Spanish Football Federation is as follows. You may remember this stadium, where England defeated Spain 3-2 in the League of Nations earlier this season.
The usual formalities being done here. We hear the president of Real Betis, who hosts the final.
And we live …
How did Valencia come here?
While the quarter-final match against Valencia Getafe scored 90 minutes, they still had to score twice to progress.
Remarkably, Rodrigo made two saves by completing a brilliant hat trick.
How did Real Betis come here?
The clash between the quarterfinal and Espanyol between Betis and the Brazilian was very tight. Both draws ended in 1-1 draws, forcing the player to extend the match in Sevilla before Betis won the match 4-2.
They have the additional incentive of a home run at Estadio Benito Villamarin.
How did Real Madrid come here?
Madrid got a little easier by arriving at this stage, watching its first leg against Girona from the moment the penalty of Sergio Ramos led them 2-1 in a first leg match that they would eventually win 4-2.
A 3-1 away win completed the job for a total thrust of 7-3.
How did Barcelona come here?
It has become a trend for Ernesto Valverde's team this season to rest most of their first team in a poor performance in the first leg, then to call back Lionel Messi & Co. to save the tie to the reverse.
The quarterfinals were not different. Barcelona recovered from a 2-0 away defeat in Seville, beating 6-1 at Nou Camp.
Welcome to Standard Sport's live coverage of the Copa del Rey semi-final draw.
The action starts at 12:30 GMT this afternoon, while Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid and Valencia will know their fate.
Stay tuned.
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