Jose the dragon slayer! Madrid press glories in Clasico win

Madrid’s sporting press has been revelling in their side’s thumping 3-1 Copa del Rey semi-final second leg victory over Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night, which sent Jose Mourinho’s side through to May’s final, while setting them up nicely for Wednesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg at Manchester United.

“Take that, and that, and that,” screamed the front of AS yesterday, while Marca went for a simple one word headline: ‘Romp’. Both covers had a large photo of a triumphant Cristiano Ronaldo.

Inside, the Madrid pundits gloried in a decisive victory for Mourinho’s men over the remnants of Josep Guardiola’s previously all-conquering team, while remembering that another battle against Alex Ferguson’s side was looming.