Real Madrid comfortably booked their place in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 by defeating Deportiva Minera 5-0 at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. Carlo Ancelotti's

It was a strange occasion. Deportiva are a fifth-tier team hailing from Llano del Beal in southeast Spain, a town with a population of just 1,300 and a stadium so small the match was moved to Cartagena, and a stadium which accommodated 8,000 spectators – most of whom were madridistas.

Real Madrid are now unbeaten in each of their last 11 Copa del Rey matches against Murcian opposition, winning nine. Meanwhile, Los Blancos kept only a fourth clean sheet in their last 21 games in the