Story highlights Barcelona face Real Madrid on Wednesday The Spanish giants will play the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final Lopetegui was sacked as Real boss after defeat in October’s El Clasico Winner will face either Valencia or Real Betis in the final (CNN)For all the talk of Real Madrid’s season being in crisis, Los Blancos are now just three games away from securing a major trophy. After suffering three consecutive La Liga defeats in October, the third — the 5-1 Clasico loss to Barcelona — proved to be the final straw for Julen Lopetegui, though Real have recently started to show signs of life in the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era. Visit cnn.com/sport for more news and videos The mini resurgence under Lopetegui’s successor Santiago Solari, which has seen the club climb to within two points of second place Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League last 16, will face the ultimate test Wednesday as Real travel to the Camp Nou to again face arch-rivals Barca in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal. Solari, who has overseen a run of seven wins in the last eight games, will be boosted by the news Barca talisman Lionel…