7-1 is a bit of a harsh scoreline on Depor, who took the lead at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid will be glad to win, and win convincingly, having endured a horrible season so far. Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nacho all scored braces - with each of Madrid's players performing well at a crucial time for Zinedine Zidane.
88' THREE BRACES FOR REAL MADRID! Kroos swings the ball from a right wing corner, and Varane flicks the ball onto Nacho at the far post. The defender has the time to collect the ball, turn and hammer a low shot across a despairing Ruben into the net.
85' Concern as Ronaldo is down on the ground, with the Portuguese star bleeding from a cut above his eye. Applause rings out as Ronaldo finally gets up and walks off the pitch.
84' Lucas sends in a delicious cross to the near post and Ronaldo dives in bravely to head the ball into the bottom corner, with Schar catching him in the face.
Bale sends Casemiro through on the right wing with a cleverly disguised pass, and the Brazilian sends in a delicious cross to an unmarked Ronaldo at the far post. Cristiano cannot miss and hammers a first-time volley into the roof of the net.
77' Kovacic's first involvement is to make an impressive positive run through the middle. The Croatian charges up the pitch and attempts to slide Ronaldo through on goal, but the pass is intercepted - but CR7 responds with a thumbs-up.
75' The confidence is back in Madrid's play, with Marcelo making his typical runs bursting forward, although he ends the move with a cross into Ruben's arms.
Marcelo swings a beautiful cross into the box and Ronaldo does brilliantly to chest the ball down into his own path. However, CR7 drags the ball wide when everyone expected the net to bulge!
Andone scoops the ball over the bar after Navas palms a cross into the striker's path. Moments later, Andone gets it on target after Casemiro's mistake, but Nacho slides in at the last moment to clear the ball off the line!
68' Bale charges down the right wing and sends in a low cross to Ronaldo on the edge of the box. The Portuguese star produces an ingenious backheel to set the ball up perfectly for Modric to curl the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Superb.
65' CHANCE! Benzema, who came on to jeers from the Bernabeu crowd (Dear God, that's harsh), does well to drift to the left and find Ronaldo in a modicum of space in the box. The Portuguese star attempts to curl one into the far post, but it flies wide.
63' Bale channels his inner Ronaldo and produces some mesmerizing stepovers before lofting a cross to the far post, where all Mayoral has to do is bury his header, but he makes a mess of the chance.
58' ANOTHER GREAT SAVE! Kroos swings in a delicious cross from the left wing, and finds Casemiro making a late run to the far post, only for Ruben to make a save from point-blank range.
55' The sight of Gareth Bale running at full pelt is a sight that would scare the most seasoned defender, but it seems the Welshman did it to himself, as an attempted square pass to Mayoral in a promising position is underhit.
53' Ronaldo slips Marcelo through on the left channel, and the Brazilian hammers in a low cross that narrowly evades Mayoral sliding in. Real Madrid firmly on top at the moment.
52' SO CLOSE! Lovely football from Madrid! Marcelo curls a beautiful pass to Bale at the far post, and the Welshman takes a moment before passing it to Modric making a run into the box, but the Croatian's effort hits the side netting.
50' WHAT A CHANCE! Kroos sends a superb diagonal over the top to Carvajal, who controls brilliantly and then sends a low cross. Schar and Ronaldo are on hand to contest for the tap-in but CR7 fouls the Depor defender instead of focusing on the ball.
49' Strangely, Depor take their free-kick short, and spread the ball to the opposite wing, only to waste a promising position with a foolish foul on Marcelo.
47' Florin Andone is down yet again as he chases a long ball with Varane challenging. He gets about, doesn't he? Depor have a free-kick on the left, anyway...
For all the abuse he's received, Marcelo is now the first Real Madrid player to have two assists in the same game all season. He did well for Nacho's goal, but calling his cross for Bale's golazo is a bit of a stretch.
Gareth Bale scores his 7th goal in 6 La Liga appearances against Deportivo- has only scored more v Rayo Vallecano (9 in 6 games) He in now Real Madrid’s top La Liga scorer this season, with 5 goals
44' Almost! Modric picks out Carvajal making an overlapping run with a beautiful diagonal ball, but the fullback makes a mess of his first time cross, with 4 white shirts in the box
42' WHAT. A. STUNNING. GOAL! Marcelo swings a cross from the left wing and Ronaldo falls to the floor under pressure from Luisinho. Bale collects the ball, steps inside and curls the ball beautifully into the opposite top corner with his wand of a left foot!
40' Great work from Ronaldo as he tracks all the way back to pick the ball of Mosquera's feet, but Bale's return pass to send the Portuguese star through is overhit.
38' Florin Andone goes into the book for a poor foul on Casemiro - studs very much up, which causes Marcelo to have a couple of strong words with the Depor striker.
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