Barcelona technical director Jordi Cruyff has admitted he’s pleased that Real Madrid have been drawn to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final.

Barca and Real have been drawn to face each other in the semi-final, while Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao paired in the other semi-final clash.

For Cruyff, to win the competition, you must beat the best.

Cruyff said: “It will be a great game. Not just for the Copa del Rey. A great game worldwide.

“If you want to win the Copa you have to beat them all. A very special game is coming.”

Barca beat Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa de Espana, but Cruyff believes the Barca players won’t be dwelling on that.

He said: “The players have already forgotten what it was like a month ago. You have to think ahead.

“We compete for everything. It’s a historic rival. And they won’t be thinking about the Supercopa match. We started from scratch and it will be a beautiful battle.”