Teen prodigy Odegaard earns 1st Real Madrid start

It took 679 days, but teenage sensation Martin Odegaard is getting his first start since joining Real Madrid.

The attacking midfielder, still only 17, was named to the club's starting XI for Wednesday's Copa del Rey clash against Cultural Leonesa, the Norwegian getting the nod as manager Zinedine Zidane rests nearly all of his big-name stars ahead of this weekend's Clasico against Barcelona.

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Odegaard, who made the highly publicised move to Santiago Bernabeu from Stromsgodset in January 2015, has been honing his craft with the Real Madrid Castilla team.

The teenager previously earned one substitute appearance with the big club, procured in a 7-3 win over Getafe last May.

Real Madrid leads Cultural Leonesa 7-1 after one match, heading into Wednesday's second leg.