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 ran out comfortable 5-0 winners in the Copa del Rey round-of-32 game against Deportiva Minera, booking their place in the next round. It took Real M