The upcoming encounter between Barcelona and its arch-rivals Real Madrid, in the second leg of the King's Cup, dominated the headlines of the Spanish press on Wednesday morning.
The Catalan club won a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals last month— the first of three matches between the Spanish powerhouses in the next few weeks.

The headlines of the Spanish press came as follows: "Sport" newspaper headlined more than just a cup, Barcelona seeks to beat Real Madrid to qualify for the final and confirm the change of era again in Spanish football. Xavi acknowledges that his team is thirsty for titles and ensures that the Negrera case does not affect the dressing room.

"Marca", Spain's national daily sports newspaper headlined, "Lewandowski vs. Benzema's goal-scoring competition moves from La Liga to the Cup, Kroos obsessed with winning the title he misses." The "AS" newspaper 

Diario AS, the Spanish daily sports newspaper, concentrating particularly on football headlined: "Resistance or return, Barcelona side defending a precarious 1-0 lead, while Real Madrid is seeking to change the result in the return match and the last superiority of Barcelona, in a wonderful semi-final."

Xavi: “Real Madrid is still the favorite.” Ancelotti: “It's our turn to win.” 
El Mundo, the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain, headlined: "Barcelona can leave Real Madrid out of the King's Cup final after the score 0-1 in the Bernabéu." Los Blancos need to win in order to hinder Xavi to get close to a local double.