Real Madrid expelled from Copa del Rey

Los Blancos have been thrown out of Spain's
domestic cup competition for fielding a suspended
player in the 3-1 win over Cadiz earlier this week Real
Madrid have been expelled from the Copa del Rey
after they fielded the ineligible Denis Cheryshev in
Wednesday's 3-1 win over Cadiz.
The Russian winger picked up three yellow cards in
the competition last season while on loan at Villarreal
- the third in the semi-final defeat to Barcelona - and
was supposed to be suspended for the first game of
this season's Copa.
However, Madrid did not realise and Rafael Benitez,
taking advantage of his squad, played him from the
start against the third division side.
Cheryshev opened the scoring, but was taken off 45
second into the second half as word spread that he
was not eligible to play.
Cadiz confirmed on Wednesday they had made a
complaint to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)
regarding Cheryshev's involvement.