Controversy and confusion reigned as Real Madrid claimed a 3-1victory in the first leg of their Copa del Rey last-16 tie with Cadiz at the Estadio Ramon de Carranza on Wednesday.
Per AS, Los Blancos' first goalscorer, Denis Cheryshev, was not eligible to be playing after accumulating too many yellow cards in the competition while on loan at Villarreal last season:
The RFEF communique from March 6 confirming that Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal) has a 1 match #CopaDelRey sanction pic.twitter.com/zQrLVAIUB2
— AS English (@English_AS) December 2, 2015
The Spanish giants could now face disqualification from the tournament, per Spanish football writer Dermot Corrigan.