Real Madrid will kick-off against Melilla in their Copa del Rey second leg clash on Thursday at 3.15pm.

The match is scheduled to get underway in the afternoon as it will be a national holiday in Spain, who will be celebrating Constitution Day.

December 6 marks the 40th anniversary of Spain's new constitution, which was approved in a referendum in 1978 following the death of Francisco Franco three years earlier.

This was an important step in the country's transition to becoming a constitutional monarchy and democracy.

Five Copa del Rey games will be shown on TV in Spain, including Madrid's tie, with Levante's clash with Lugo the first game of the day at 11.00am.

Santiago Solari's men already have one foot in the next round, having thumped the second-tier side 4-0 in the first leg.

Madrid are set to rest several of their star players for Thursday's return tie with Gareth Bale absent from their final training session before the match.

Midfielder Toni Kroos also trained on his own in the club's indoor facilities away from the main session on Wednesday afternoon.

Melilla face an uphill task with a significant deficit to overturn at the Bernabeu and will undoubtedly be tired from their 11-hour journey to the Spanish capital.

The team from the autonomous city of Melilla on the north coast of Africa embarked on the long-haul trip on Tuesday night and had to get a ferry to Malaga before boarding a bus to the airport to fly out to Madrid.

They arrived on Wednesday morning, but no one is complaining with club captain Dani Barrio saying: 'This game in Madrid is for everyone to enjoy, it's a reward for the team.'