Deportivo v Real Madrid - As it happened

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Official lineups for La Liga fixture between Deportivo and Real Madrid. BeSoccer

Real Madrid get a comfortable win. Bale, Casemiro and Kroos got the goals and Ramos was sent off in stoppage time.

Deportivo v Real Madrid - As it happened

The end

Real Madrid get a comfortable win. Bale, Casemiro and Kroos got the goals and Ramos was sent off in stoppage time.

Ramos dismissed

Ramos and Valle clash in the air, and Ramos is shown a red card.

Ramos sent off!

2 added minutes

Andone wide!

The striker scuffed his effort and Navas got his fingertips to the ball, but the ball looks to be drifting wide anyway.

Penalty Deportivo!

Carvajal swept Gama off his feet inside the box.

Yellow card Andone

Fore shoving Ramos out of the way.

What a save!

Great strike from Asensio and the keeper flew to clear his lines.

Dangerous free-kick Madrid

Lucas is brought dowen at the edge of the area.

Navas saves!

Andone again, but his shot is straight at the keeper.

Yellow card Mosquera

For pulling down Carvajal.

Bale makes way for Lucas

Modric wide!

Real Madrid having fun now and the Croat scuffed his shot wide.

Llorente makes his Real Madrid debut

The holding midfielder comes on for Casemiro.

Chance Marcelo!

The left-back breaks into the box and fires a low shot with his right foot. Ruben saves.

Off the bar!

Guillherme twists and turns and the chance seems to be lost, but he works some space and fires a strike against the bar.

Real Madrid make it three

Good move from Madrid. Bale got to the byline and pulled back before seeing Kroos arriving unmarked. The German with his trademark side-foot finish which took a slight deflection to take it beyond Ruben.

GOAL!

Yellow card Cartabia

Casemiro broke forward and the midfielder pulled him down. Free kick Madrid.

Ramos off the line!

Andone headed towards goal and he beat Navas, but Ramos is there to clear off the line.

Modric yellow card

For a late tackle.

Things heating up

Players on both sides get into a bit of a fight as Schar headbutts Ramos and the Spaniard slaps the defender away. They could have been red, but the referee brandishes a yellow card each.

Shot Kroos!

Casemiro won the ball back and Kroos went for the long shot. The ball was deflected and it's a corner for the away side.

Ruben saves!

Isco tried to find Bale as Real countered but the keeper raced out to get the ball.

We're back underway!

Deportivo on the ball here.

The teams are back

Forty-five minutes to go here. One goal will get Depor back into the game.

Half time

Real Madrid have been dominant in the first half, with Andone the only one putting up a fight for the hosts. Bale opened the scoring and Casemiro scored the second. Comfortable for Zidane's team.

1 added minute

Real Madrid in control

The visitors passing the ball around, with Deportivo struggling to win back possession.

Real double their lead!

Two shots, two goals. Marcelo drilled in a low cross from the left and for some reason Casemiro is waiting inside the six-yard box to side-foot the ball into the net.

GOAL!

Yellow card Bakkali

The midfielder with a tackle from behind on Carvajal.

Real Madrid find the breakthrough!

Modric strikes from the edge of the area and Ruben spills the ball. Benzema latches onto the rebound but makes a mess of it, luckily it falls for Bale to finish into an open net a couple of yards out.

GOAL!

Madrid not looking comfortable

Zidane's team have the control in midfield, but they are lacking something in the final third.

Over the bar!

Guillherme picks up the ball at the edge of the box and goes for goal but the ball sails over the bar.

Pretty even at Riazor

After 15 minutes, Deportivo have had the two clearest chances. The hosts putting up a good fight here.

Navas again!

Andone one-on-one with the keeper again and the Costa Rican comes out on top. That's two very clear chances for the hosts.

Navas saves!

Deportivo broke and Andeone did well down the left to find some space but his shot is cleared by the keeper.

First sight of goal Real

Isco found Bale with a cross to the back post but the Welshman tried to cut the ball back for Benzema and the ball floated through the six-yard box.

Real Madrid kick off!

Zidane's team with the first possession.

Players gather at the centre circle

A minute's silence is observed at Riazor in memory of the victims of the Barcelona attacks.

The teams are out!

Both captains shake hands with the officials. Everything ready here!

Can Real Madrid start with a win?

Barcelona beat Betis 2-0 on their opener, and now it's Real's turn to shine.

Warm-ups over

The teams return to the dressing rooms before coming back out at Riazor.

No Ronaldo, again

The Portuguese star is serving his five-match ban. Isco takes his place.

Follow live updates of the La Liga clash between Deportivo La Coruna and Real Madrid at Riazor.

Lineups announced!

Deportivo: Ruben, Juanfran, Schar, Sidnei, luisinho, Mosquera, Guilherme, Borges, Cartabia, Bakkali, Andone.

Subs: Tyton, Navarro, Arribas, Adrian, Valle, Gama, Exposito.

Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Isco, Benzema, Bale.

Subs: Casilla, Varane, Hernandez, Vasquez, Llorente, Asensio, Ceballos.

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