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In the 1/16 finals of the Copa del Rey, the match between Unionistas and Villarreal will take place at the Reina Sofia Stadium in Salamanca. The hosts, competing in the third division, won 2-0 away against Gernika from Segunda B in the first round. In the previous stage, the team from Castilla and Leon defeated Sporting Gijon, currently representing the second league, 2-0 at home. Planas scored in both matches. The Yellow Submarine thrashed Chiclana from the Andalusian regional championship 5-0 and overcame Zamora from the fourth division (2-1 in overtime). Trigueros scored three goals, and Morales scored twice against opponents.

Megogo will broadcast the Unionistas vs. Villarreal match online on January 7, 2024. Unionistas were created by a group of fans in 2013 after the dissolution of Salamanca, which had existed for ninety years. The club are not a successor to the horsemen. At the same time, some managers of the disbanded team founded a new one based on the reserve to preserve history, and this project now competes in Tercera under the name Salamanca UDS. As for Unionistas, they have participated in the Copa del Rey only three times. In the 2018/19 and 2021/22 seasons, representatives from the Campo-Charro district were eliminated in the 1/32 finals. In the 2019/20 campaign, the team from Castilla and Leon advanced to the next stage but lost to Real Madrid 1-3. Since 1997, Villarreal have been eliminated at this stage of the competition four times. In the 2000/01 and 2008/09 tournaments, the Valencians lost to Granada (1-1, 2-4 on penalties) and Polideportivo (0-5, 1-1). In the 2011/12 and 2021/22 competitions, the Yellow Submarine were defeated by Mirandes (1-1, 0-2) and Sporting Gijon, conceding the decisive goal from Ukrainian Milovanov in the eighty-eighth minute, 1-2.

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