REAL Madrid have been thrown out of the Copa del Rey for fielding Denis Cheryshev in their match against Cadiz, according to reports.
The Russian was named in Rafa Benitez's starting line-up for the last-32 clash in the Andalusian city, and scored the opening goal of the match inside five minutes as Real went on to win 3-1.
But the Russian should not even have been on the pitch: he was on loan at Villarreal last season, and picked up three yellow cards, earning himself a one-match suspension.
There has been no official word yet but Sky Sports’ Spanish correspondent Guillem Balague took to Twitter to break the news that the club had been expelled from the competition.
Spanish radio station Cadena Ser also reported the news, and said the Spanish football federation (RFEF) had told Cadiz of the decision to expel Real.
