Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has urged his stars to treat their last-eight Copa del Rey clash against Real Sociedad like a final.
Madrid, who are three points clear of Barcelona at the summit of La Liga, turn their attentions to progressing to the semi-final of the revamped cup tournament on Thursday.
Zidane’s side will be favourites to reach the last four after extending their unbeaten run to 21 matches following a 1-0 victory against Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Sociedad meanwhile head into Thursday’s clash at the Bernabeu with three defeats from their last four outings.
But Zidane said: “It’s a final, not a quarter-final. We have to be focused, concentrated and involved in the match from the start.
“It’s a single-leg game and they’re not going to give anything away. We’re up against a great team that plays very good football and is going to come and do things right.
“We are good and happy, but this is a long season. We haven’t won anything, and we have to continue in the same way.
“You can be happy when you have won something. I’m only working on this match, which is the next one and it’s coming now.”
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