Barcelona and Real Madrid have been drawn against each other in the semifinal of the Copa de la Reina, setting up three Clásicos in three weeks in March.

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Copa de la Reina as decided in the draw held at the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The first leg will be played at the Alfredo Di Stéfano on 4,

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will meet in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey while Real Madrid will take on Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti said that he feels "calmer" with European referees as opposed to their Spanish counterparts ahead of Manchester City.

Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a first-half penalty to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano on Monday that moved them to top of the LaLiga standings. Barca took advantage of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid dropping points over the weekend to leapfrog them from third-place to the top of the standings.

Barcelona returned to the top of the Spanish league on goal difference on Monday after Robert Lewandowski's first-half penalty secured a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. The Catalan club took advantage of weekend slip-ups by Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid to move onto 51 points,