Real Madrid and bitter rivals Atletico Madrid will duel for a place in the Copa del Rey semi-finals after being paired in the last eight.
Los Blancos survived a scare on Thursday as they came from 2-0 down at Villarreal to win 3-2 thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao and Dani Ceballos.
It ensured Carlo Ancelotti’s team bounced back from losing to Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana final four days earlier.
Nevertheless, their route does not get any easier with Thursday’s draw pitting them against city rivals Atletico at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Diego Simeone’s side beat Levante 2-0 in Valencia on Wednesday, with Alvaro Morata and Marcos Llorente scoring in the second half.
It will be the first time Atletico and Madrid have tussled in the Copa since January 2015, when the former emerged 4-2 aggregate winners over two legs.
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