Real Madrid play Levante in the Copa del Rey’s Last 16 stage to close the year 2010. Los Blancos want the result to be a fantastic one.
Winning the first leg of this tie with a convincing result will offer Real Madrid some well-deserved piece of mind going into the winter break. Apart from their thumping 5-0 defeat away to Barcelona in La Liga, the Spanish giants have not lost a match this season. Now assistant coach Aitor Karanka is looking forward to Wednesday night’s Real Madrid vs Levante match.

“We’ve got a lot of hope for the Copa del Rey,” Karanka said according to Real Madrid’s official website.

“Our aim is to play against Levante and to close out the tie if we can do so. But I don’t want to talk about officiating.

“The thing is that we have an important match to play and we’ve got a lot of hope ahead of it.

“Supporters want us to win and I can assure you that we will feature a competitive starting eleven.

“We are also looking forward to our holiday. I’ve been working since the past six months. I think that they’ll serve us well in the end.”

Barcelona drew goalless at home to Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey last night. What kind of result with rivals Real Madrid get against Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight? Cristiano Ronaldo's late inclusion in the Real Madrid roster could be of great inspiration to Los Blancos...