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Numancia 0 Real Madrid 3: Spot-kick double gives Zidane's men winning start to 2018

Real Madrid are on track for a place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals after a 3-0 first-leg win away to second-tier side Numancia.

Gareth Bale scored a penalty on his first start since September and Isco tucked away another spot-kick as Real Madrid opened 2018 with a 3-0 win at 10-man Numancia in the first leg of their last-16 Copa del Rey tie on Thursday.

Lucas Vazquez won both penalties for drawing fouls by Carlos Gutierrez and Unai Medina, although Numancia could feel both spot-kicks were soft awards, with Borja Mayoral wrapping up the victory with a stoppage-time header.