A resurgent Real Madrid travel to Girona in the Copa del Rey second leg quarter-final on Thursday, looking to progress into the last four.
Leading 4-2 from the first leg, Santiago Solari's men followed up that success with a comfortable league victory at Espanyol in La Liga to record a fifth win in their last six in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Girona were put to the sword by Barcelona in the league to stretch their winless run to 10 games, as they aim for reach a first ever semi-final in this competition.
In contrast, Los Blancos have won the Copa del Rey on 19 occasions, but have lifted the trophy just twice since 1993.