Real Madrid rested most of its big stars and still hammered fourth tier Deportivo Minera 5-0 to reach the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on Monday.

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.

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 reached the Copa del Rey's last-16 with a 5-0 win over Deportivo Minera. Scorers: Valverde 5', Camavinga 13', Güler 28', Modrić 55'Federico Valverde gave the visitors the lead after

Real Madrid is at the start of the Copa del Rey against fourth division team Deportiva Minera and won 5-0. After just a quarter of an hour, the Royal team was already two goals ahead thanks to Federico Valverde (5th) and Eduardo Camavinga (13th),