It’s taken less than 24 hours for Real Madrid to become the laughingstock of the Spanish third division. Since they started an ineligible Denis Cheryshev against Cadiz in the Copa del Rey, prompting an investigation that could have them expelled from the tournament despite winning the match 3-1, everyone from Gerard Pique to, well, us has had a laugh at their expense. And now Merida AD have produced a video to mock them, as well.
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Real Madrid start ineligible player in Copa del Rey, everyone laughs at Rafa Benitez
Everything was going so well in Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey round of 32 first-leg match against third division Cadiz. Denis Cheryshev scored in just the third minute to give them a fast lead and Rafa Benitez had to feel he was on his way to proving his doubters wrong and holding onto his job at least until the end of the calendar year.
But then word started to filter through social media that Cheryshev shouldn’t have been eligible to play due to yellow card accumulation in the tournament last season with Villarreal.