Real, Barca kept apart in Spanish Cup draw

By : AFP

Date: 13 January 2017 3:02pm WAT

Real Madrid's defender Sergio Ramos (R) and teammates celebrate their 1-1 draw at the end of the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 3, 2016. JOSEP LAGO / AFP

Real Madrid and eternal rivals Barcelona were kept apart in Friday’s draw for the Spanish Cup quarter-finals.

Real will take on the Galicians of Celta Vigo and Barca will face Basque outfit Real Sociedad.

In the other ties, Atletico Madrid will meet a modest Eibar side who have reached the last eight for the first time while second division survivors Alcorcon go up against Alaves.
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Real Madrid will take on Celta next Wednesday after putting out Sevilla, conquerors of Valencia.

Barcelona got past Athletic Bilbao after turning around a 2-1 first-leg deficit.