Santiago Solari declared himself pleased with Isco after he was restored to the Real Madrid starting line-up and produced a fine double in their 6-1 Copa del Rey win over Melilla.
The Spain playmaker has been confined to bench duty since Solari replaced Julen Lopetegui in the hotseat and was dropped from Madrid's matchday squad for last week's 2-0 Champions League victory at Roma.
He returned to the first XI for the formality of Thursday's second-leg tie against third-tier opponents, with Madrid already holding a 4-0 first-leg advantage.
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Marco Asensio opened the scoring after the half hour, setting in motion a flurry of three goals in six minutes.