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CULTURAL LEONESA 1-7 REAL MADRID

Nacho nets astonishing scissor-kick in Real Madrid win

Real's 7-1 Copa del Rey victory over Cultural Leonesa saw the defender score a memorable acrobatic volley.

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Nacho nets astonishing scissor-kick in Real Madrid win
José Luis CereijidoEFE

Nacho Fernández netted a contender for the FIFA Puskas Award on Wednesday night as Real Madrid thrashed Cultural Leonesa 7-1 in the Copa del Rey.

Defender volleys in Copa cracker

In the 69th minute of the last-32 first leg at the Reino de León, the academy graduate - making only his fourth appearance of the season - fired in James Rodríguez's right-wing cross with a spectacular scissor-kick just inside the area.

Better than my Champions League winner, says Zidane

The stunner brought reactions of astonishment from his team-mates, while coach Zinedine Zidane declared post-match that it was a better goal than his memorable volley in the 2002 Champions League final against Bayer Leverkusen.

How Nacho's sensational effort unfolded:

Nacho takes to the air and winds up to connect with James' cross.
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Nacho takes to the air and winds up to connect with James' cross.
The defender meets the ball with his right.
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The defender meets the ball with his right.
He sends it fizzing toward the Cultural Leonesa goal.
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He sends it fizzing toward the Cultural Leonesa goal.
Cultural keeper Jorge Palatsí dives to his right...
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Cultural keeper Jorge Palatsí dives to his right...
...but the ball beats him all ends up.
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...but the ball beats him all ends up.
...and the net bulges.
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...and the net bulges.

Third ever goal for Real

The strike was Nacho's third in 83 games for Real. The 26-year-old got off the mark in a 3-0 LaLiga victory over Espanyol in January 2015, before earning his side a 1-0 Champions League group-stage win against Paris Saint-Germain ten months later.

Puskas Award

Presented for the first time in 2009, the Puskas Award - named after legendary former Real Madrid star Ferenc Puskas - is given to the scorer, male or female, of the global 'goal of the year', with Brazilian Wendell Lira the current holder.