Copa Del Rey: Unionistas De Salamanca Celebrate Drawing Barcelona in Spanish Cup Round of 16

• Unionistas de Salamanca have been drawn against Barcelona in the Round of 16 in the Copa del Rey
• Unionistas' players are excited about facing the La Liga champions and believe that they can beat them
• Barcelona qualified for the Round of 16 when they narrowly overcame Unión Deportiva Barbastro 3-2

Unionistas de Salamanca's players are looking forward to slaying another giant in the Copa del Rey.

The minnows, who compete in the third tier of Spanish football, have been drawn to face FC Barcelona in the next round of the Copa del Rey.

Unionistas will play host to the La Liga champions on January 17, and their players are excited about the challenge.

Video footage during the Copa de Rey draw saw the team’s players breaking out into wild celebrations as they found out they would be facing Xavi’s men.

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Unionistas looking to upset La Liga champions

While they are excited about facing the legendary side in the next round, they also believe they can spring an upset.

Speaking after the draw, Unionistas’ Alfred Planas talked about how they wanted to face Barcelona while they were not at their best form, Barca Universal reported.

“We know that Barça are not at their best at the moment. I think that anything can happen in a single match and playing in our stadium,” Planas said.

Barcelona squeaked through to next round

Unionistas are not wrong to think they can defeat the Catalan side, especially after the last round of results. The third-tier side beat Villarreal to book their place in the Round of 16, while Barcelona had a fight on their hands against Unión Deportiva Barbastro.

The fourth-tier side lost the game 3-2, but gave Xavi’s men a real scare, 90 Min reported.

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