Real Madrid v Deportivo la Coruña: La Liga – live!

A second for Ronaldo!

NO GOAL! Ronaldo taps in a Bale cross but the assistant referee sticks his flag up immediately, much to the annoyance of the Portuguese. Vazquez is now on for Bale who is denied the opportunity of a hat-trick.

Not a bad footballer…

GOAL! Ronaldo can stop his sulking now after Real worked the ball out wide for Casemiro to find one of many players in the box but it is Ronaldo who gets on the end of it to tap in the fifth from a yard. He almost celebrated.

Ronaldo finally gets a goal.

75 min: Marcelo gets the better of Juanfran once again but his cross is straight to Ruben who gets up with a grimace. Modric is heading off and Kovacic is on.

72 min: Ronaldo still does not have a goal to his name after taking down a cross from Marcelo but instead of volleying into the back of the net, he drags it wide with his left foot from eight yards. Not exactly clinical.

Better than Ronaldo…

69 min: Depor should have one back after Navas palmed the ball into the path of Andone who whacks the ball over from a few yards while the goalkeeper was still on the ground. The Romanian beats Navas moments later but Nacho comes in to clear the ball off the line.

GOAL! Real counter on Depor as Bale takes the ball down the right, lays it off to Ronaldo who does a lovely, subtle flick into the path of Modric who calmly curls in the fourth from 20 yards.

What a team goal!

67 min: Varane and Andone clash as the Frenchman intercepts a pass, resulting in a free-kick to the Frenchman.

66 min: Ruben is being treated for a thigh injury. Will we get to see Pantilimon? I do hope so.

65 min: The BBC are playing together for the first time in the league this season and it almost results in a goal as Benzema plays in Ronaldo but his curling shot goes a couple of yards wide.

64 min: Benzema returns! And Mayoral is off after not really doing anything. Poor lad.

63 min: Bale does a few stepovers before lifting a cross to the back post for Mayoral to head into an empty net but he nods it wide instead.

62 min: Andone gets the other side of the Real defence but they chase him down forcing him to pull the ball back for a midfielder and the moves break down.

GOAL! Ruben’s save counts for nothing as Kroos puts the ball on Bale’s head after the Welshman finds space in the box from the corner in order to calmly head the ball beyond the goalkeeper.

A great header from Bale.

58 min: Kroos chips a cross to Casemiro flying in at the back post but his header from three yards is expertly save by Ruben.

Why did you do it Ronnie?

56 min: Ronaldo chases a through ball but he’s offside, so shows his frustrations by kicking the ball away. Grow up, mate.

53 min: Real Madrid are starting off where they finished the last half as Ronaldo leads the attack, lays the ball off to a marauding Marcelo but his cross is just too quick for Mayoral who dives in but cannot make contact. Celso Borges heads off for Depor and Colak comes on.

52 min: Modric and Mayoral link up on the edge of the area but the Spaniard falls over before getting the ball back. Bale then crossed for the Croatian who fires his shot just wide.

50 min: Kroos sends a wonderful ball out to Carvajal who takes it down wonderfully in the area and pulls it back for Ronaldo but Schar gets in their quickly, forcing the Real man to push him in the back.

48 min: Mosquera is wandering off after his long pass knacks his hamstring. He would never have been able to play for Wimbledon. Edu is on.

47 min: Depor’s plan might be to go more direct in this half for Andone to chase and to turn Varane. It might not work, but it looks moire effective than slowly passing the ball around.

Peep peep! Here we go again!

Cristiano Ronaldo gives everyone a high five in the tunnel as he just bloody loves Real Madrid.

Red card Ramos is not for Sid…

If anyone is giving Depor a chance of coming back into this, please email in so I can debate if I know anything anymore.

The official view from Spain…

Real Madrid are obviously IN CRISIS but they have looked good today – they have passed the ball well from back to front and have made enough chances to win three or four games. The goal conceded was avoidable but it’s all been Real Madrid for the rest of the half and Depor do not look like they will be able to change things much in the second.

GOALS! GOALS! GOALS!

Apart from the 15 seconds it took for Depor to complete the move which resulted in their opener, it really has been all Real who have been dominant. They should be out of sight considering how much of the ball they have seen and the chances they have made. Nacho took his goal well and Bale’s strike was sublime, now they just need to get the job done.

45 min: Lucas tries to go around Nacho but gets nowhere down the right flank. I can’t see anyone backing Depor to get back into this game.

GOAL! It had been coming ever since the equaliser. After Ronaldo had gone down under pressure from Luisinho, everyone seemed to forget that the ball was at Bale’s feet, who cut in onto his left and curled one into the top corner form 15 yards. It was a stunning strike from the Welshman.

What a strike from Bale!

41 min: Depor have enjoyed some possession here but it never looks like it will lead to a chance. Real Madrid get the ball back and try to break up the other end but Bale failed to find Ronaldo with a pass and the move breaks down.

38 min: It’s all kicking off now after Casemiro is fouled by Andone after the Romanian lunged in on the Brazilian. The striker was very much booked for his illegal activities.

35 min: Kroos lifts the ball to Bale who tries to head it back to Mayoral who is just beaten to the ball by Schar, who is having a great game for Depor.

34 min: Carvajal dinks a cross from the right which lands on the head of Modric who can only nod the ball straight at Ruben. Depor really need to move up the pitch.

GOAL! Real Madrid take a quick corner, resulting in Marcelo pulling the ball back into the box for Nacho, who has a bucket load of space from where to side-foot into the bottom corner.

And there is the equaliser.

30 min: Marcelo slips through the Depor defence and smashes a low shot at the front post, which Ruben flicks onto the post and the ball kindly ends up in the goalkeeper’s arms. The equaliser is coming…

28 min: Almost an equaliser for Real after Marcelo lifted one to the back post for Ronaldo who directed a powerful header at goal but Ruben performs heroics to tip the ball away and Schar gets to the rebound to send it behind before Mayoral can tap into an empty net.