Real Madrid focused on winning league after Copa loss

Real Madrid will aim to focus on its Spanish league campaign after losing its Copa del Rey defense to a dominant Atletico Madrid when it hosts another local team - Getafe.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti will seek to bolster Madrid's league lead on Sunday against Quique Sanchez Flores' 14th-placed team that has won just four matches in 18 rounds.

Atletico, meanwhile, faces bottom of the league Granada that has managed to win two matches all season and

Barcelona travels to lowly Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.

Sergio Ramos acknowledged Madrid's defense needed to improve after making errors that led to Atletico's Copa victory, but emphasized his team's desire to win the league.

"Now we want to recover and focus on the remaining competitions," Ramos said. "We are going to do everything possible to win the Champions League and La Liga,"

However, Madrid will be without Pepe against Getafe after the key defender bruised his ribs during the second half of the Copa match.

Madrid leads the standings on 42 points after 17 rounds, with a game in hand because of its December participation in the Club World Cup. The postponed 16th-round fixture against Sevilla will be held Feb. 4 at the Bernabeu.

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