Of all the trophies in the sport, the Copa del Rey continues to pose a great challenge for Real Madrid. Over the last decade, Los Blancos have only topped the Copa del Rey twice. Since 2014, the Spanish giants have hoisted the Champions League title triple the amount of times they have won Spain's oldest soccer competition.

Real Madrid will make their Copa del Rey debut on Monday, facing Deportiva Minera, a team from Murcia competing in the Second RFEF Division, equivalent to the old Third Division. The match will take place at Cartagena’s Cartagonova Stadium, on natural grass and in a venue with decent capacity—factors that, on paper, should favour Los Blancos.

Sunday’s Copa del Rey featured five games on the schedule with two La Liga sides eliminated by Segunda Division and third tier teams.As the last 16 begins to take shape in the coming days Las