Villarreal-Real Madrid: A place in the cup semi-finals at stake

Real Madrid visit the Ciudad Deportiva José Manuel Llaneza to take on Villarreal in the quarter-finals of the Copa de la Reina. In this single-leg tie, Toril's charges will be battling it out for a place in the semi-finals, which will take place in May at a ground yet to be determined.

The Whites, who reached the quarter-finals after beating Fundación Albacete in the last 16, head into this clash in top form. The madridistas are on a 13-game winning streak in the league and remain second in the table. Meanwhile, Villarreal occupy 14^th place in the domestic competition and booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa after Sevilla were disqualified from the competition after an issue with the team they fielded.