"It would have to be the coup of a lifetime, like 'Money Heist,'" the Unionistas de Salamanca coach Daniel Ponz said. If his team was going to beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey, he reckoned, they would have to hatch and execute "the perfect plan." Audacious and outrageous, no mistakes. It was a long shot, that's for sure: a tiny fan-owned club, founded in 2013, Unionistas play their league games in the third tier. They calculated that one cup game against Barcelona had raised as much in funds as in an entire season. Robert Lewandowski earns as much in six hours as the typical Unionistas player in a year.
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