Barcelona will play Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals after coming from behind to beat Osasuna 2-1 Thursday and cruise to a 6-1 aggregate victory. Defending champion Madrid hosts the first leg Wednesday, with the return match at Barcelona on Jan. 25. The rivals have already met three times this season, with Barcelona winning the two-legged Spanish Super Cup 5-4 on aggregate in August before a 3-1 victory at Madrid in the league last month. The two games will take the number of “clasico” matches in the last nine months to nine. Madrid's sole victory was in the Copa del Rey final last season. “That's the draw for us. We'll have to prepare well like we always do,” defender Gerard Pique said. “In a Barca-Madrid there are no favorites.” On a foggy Thursday night, Dejan Lekic deservedly put host Osasuna ahead in the 41st minute of a strong first half against a Barcelona lineup that included several “B'' team players with the team having won the first leg 4-0. Alexis Sanchez leveled by heading in Adriano's cross in the 47th and, with Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets coming on as substitutes, Barcelona dominated until the end with Sergi Roberto capping a typical buildup by scoring the winner in the 72nd. Earlier, Gaizka Toquero's impressive backheeled goal helped Athletic Bilbao beat third-tier club Albacete 4-0 play Mallorca in the last eight. Bilbao or Mallorca will play either Espanyol or third-division club Mirandes, while Barcelona or Madrid will face the winner of a city derby between Valencia and Levante. Napoli in last 8 Goran Pandev's contentious late winner sent Napoli through to the Italian Cup quarterfinals Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Serie A struggler Cesena. Striker Eduardo Vargas had a nightmare debut for Napoli with his mistake giving Cesena defender Stefan Popescu the opener in the 20th minute. However, Edinson Cavani equalized in the 65th minute before Pandev's goal in the 86th, which even television replays couldn't prove had gone in before Cesena goalkeeper Nicola Ravaglia had pushed the ball clear. “I think the ball went in,” Pandev said. “What was important was to win. The match was difficult but we're through and now we'll focus on the league. “We want to win the Italian Cup a lot. Cesena had a great game tonight, but in the end we managed to turn the match around.” Napoli will now face either Inter Milan or Genoa. Napoli, which is sixth in the Serie A standings, wasn't expected to struggle with Cesena.
