Although it wasn't the brightest display of the Hansi Flick era, Barcelona defeated Alavés 1–0 to continue to make up ground in La Liga.

Real Madrid remain in the driving seat in LaLiga's title race but after dropping points in consecutive weeks Carlo Ancelotti's side have seen what seemed a comfortable lead suddenly vanish, leaving them with a battle to retain their crown.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will meet in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, while Real Madrid will take on Real Sociedad, in the draw Wednesday. Atletico and Madrid will play the second-leg matches at home in April,

The Copa del Rey is down to the final four and the draw for the semi-final was held earlier this week.With Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also in the mix, Real Sociedad was seen as the most favourable