their disqualification from the Copa del Rey.
Real Madrid have confirmed they will appeal their
disqualification from the Copa del Rey and have expressed their
confidence of achieving a successful resolution.
Rafael Benitez's men were eliminated from the competition after
fielding the suspended Denis Cheryshev in the first leg of their
round-of-32 tie against Cadiz on Wednesday.
The Russia midfielder started and scored in the 3-1 victory -
before being farcically brought off in the first minute of the
second half - despite being yet to serve a ban for receiving three
yellow cards in last season's competition when on loan at
Villarreal.
Cadiz submitted an official complaint to the Royal Spanish
Football Federation (RFEF) after the match, but Madrid insisted
they had not been notified that the player was ineligible and were
therefore not to blame.
However, the RFEF announced on Friday that they have been
expelled from the competition with immediate effect.
Madrid released a statement in response, saying: "Real Madrid
have received the decision of the competition committee chief at
18:17 and the club has come to the conclusion that it is
acknowledged the RFEF has not personally notified the player
Cheryshev, which is the only way for a sanction to take effect,
as per article 41.2 of the disciplinary code.
"Real Madrid confirm it will take the necessary steps and is
confident the final verdict will be favourable to the club."
The RFEF's statement announcing the ban read: "Real Madrid
have been found guilty of fielding an ineligible player, Denis
Cheryshev, in the home match against Cadiz on December 2.
"The outcome of the Copa del Rey [tie] has consequently been
decided in favour of Cadiz, with an additional fine of €6,001 for
Madrid as per article 76 of the disciplinary code of the RFEF.
"Cheryshev's one-match suspension has been served in the
game in question. This decision can be appealed with the
Appeals Committee within 10 days of the notification of the
verdict."
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