A large group of fans gathered in the airport to applaud Florentino Perez and the players upon Real Madrid's arrival in Melilla.

Los Blancos face UD Melilla on Wednesday at 19:30CET in the Copa del Rey, which will be Santiago Solari's debut on the bench.

The Segunda B team is currently second in Group IV behind UCAM Murcia, while Madrid arrive at the autonomous city after a 5-1 trashing by Barcelona in the Camp Nou.