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"Bring him!": The fans go wild after learning that there will be THREE Clasicos in the 25 days following Real Madrid and Barcelona meeting in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey
- Barcelona and Real Madrid will face Copa del Rey semi-finals
- Three El Clasicos meetings will take place from February 6th to March 2nd
- Barca will seek to win the competition for a fifth consecutive season
- Spanish football fans have turned to social media to express their enthusiasm
By
Tom Caldon for Mailonline
published:
12:16 pm EST, February 1, 2019
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Update:
12:16 pm EST, February 1, 2019
Barcelona and Real Madrid were paired in the Copa del Rey semifinal draw Friday as Real Betis face Valencia tied.
This draw means that the two largest Spanish clubs will face each other three times in the space of four weeks. Madrid will host Barca in La Liga on March 2nd.
Spanish football fans have been using Twitter to report their reactions to the prospect of three El Clbadico games in a month.
Barcelona and Real Madrid will face in the semi-finals of the two-legged Copa del Rey
A fan said, "Bring him away !!!!" with the first leg played at Camp Nou on February 6th.
One person marveled at the idea of watching "2 El Clasicos in 4 days", the return match being played at Bernabeu on February 27, just three days before the league match at the same stadium.
Barcelona will look to reach the final, which will be played at Benito Villamarin de Betis in Seville on May 25, and will win the competition for the fifth time in a row.
Another person described the matches as a "feast", with Real Madrid now having three chances to avenge the 5-1 defeat at Camp Nou in October.
A fan recalled the 2010/11 season during which the bitter rivals clashed five times. once in the final of the Copa del Rey and twice in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Barca have reached the last four games of the Copa del Rey this season after beating Sevilla 6-3 overall.
Meanwhile, Los Blancos progressed thanks to a comfortable 7-3 victory over the total (Girona).
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