Madrid: Real Madrid and Barcelona will play each other in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals if they both win their match-ups in the round-of-16.
Defending champions Madrid were drawn against big-spending Malaga for the round-of-16 on Friday, while Osasuna will face 25-time champions Barcelona. Should the Spanish giants advance, they would meet in a two-legged quarter-final starting January 18.
That would make it 10 meetings in about 13 months after the teams' encounters in the league, Champions League, Spanish Super Cup and last season's Copa del Rey final, which represented Madrid's sole victory from the last 12 games between the rivals.
Malaga general manager Fernando Hierro hoped his club could disrupt a match-up that most fans would probably like to see.
"Real Madrid are a great team and we're aware of how difficult the task will be, but the cup is special," Hierro said.
Malaga haven't beaten Madrid since they returned to first-division football in 1999.
"We won't look ahead, we're going to stay focused on the tie against Malaga," said Miguel Pardeza, Madrid's director of football.
Third-tier team Mirandes, who eliminated Villarreal, play Racing Santander while Albacete, who knocked Atletico Madrid out, plays 23-time champions Athletic Bilbao.
Also, it's - Valencia vs Sevilla; Cordoba vs Espanyol; Alcorcon vs Levante; and Real Sociedad vs Mallorca.
The first-leg matches are scheduled for the first week of January.
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