Real Madrid's players warmed up for the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona with a training session on Wednesday.
Carlo Ancelotti's side go into Thursday's game having drawn against city rivals Atletico at the weekend but they showed their cup pedigree in last week's 5-2 Champions League thrashing of Liverpool in their last 16 first-leg tie.
However, league leaders Barcelona have won two key meetings with Madrid in recent months - the victory in the Supercopa in January as well as a 4-0 win at the Bernabeu less than a year ago in La Liga.
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