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Karim Benzema, Real Madrid Beat Melilla in Santiago Solari's Debut as Manager

Real Madrid won their first match under interim manager Santiago Solari on Wednesday, with Los Blancos defeating Melilla 4-0 on the road in the first leg of their Copa del Rey match in the round of 32.

Karim Benzema opened the scoring after 28 minutes and Marco Asensio doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time.

Alvaro Odriozola made it three for the visitors with 11 minutes remaining, allowing Solari a gentle opening to his spell as interim boss.

Cristo Gonzalez added a fourth strike in injury time to compound the hosts misery.

Vinicius Junior was handed a start by Solari, and the Brazilian rewarded his selection with two assists.