Real Madrid take on Deportivo La Coruna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in round six of La Liga

Madrid looking to capitalise on Barcelona's failure to seal victory earlier this evening. Victory here would lift Real above their great rivals in La Liga.

Marcelo is felled by Juan Rodriguez. Free kick goes Madrid's way. Manu's punch is unconvincing but effective enough.

Chants of 'Jose Mourinho, Jose Mourinho' from the Santiago Bernabeu crowd. Recognition for a prolific start to this match.

No sign of a let up from the home side as they are straight back on the attack after the restart. Di Maria's effort blocked before Ronaldo is allowed to cross only for Manu to collect.

GOAL FOR REAL MADRID! 2-0 the score. Mesut Ozil turns from provider to scorer after latching on to Higuain's through pass, cutting inside on to his favoured left foot and slotting the ball beyond Manu for his first Real goal.

Strong defending again from Pepe who ushers Lassad off of the ball before guiding it back to goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Higuain finds himself in space in the Deportivo half but picks the wrong pass and the attack breaks down.

Hesitant defending from Pepe goes unpunished as the Portuguese defender is allowed to recover by muscling his opponent off the ball.

Higuain falls foul of the assistant referee's offside flag but the replays show the Argentine striker was in an onside position when Marcelo released the through ball.

The visitors really struggling to maintain possession against a disciplined Madrid side.

Marcelo makes a surging run into the Deportivo box but is held up by two defenders and concedes possession.

The rain is lashing down in Madrid tonight

Gonzalo Higuain sets up Di Maria for a shot on the edge of the penalty area but the Argentine fires straight at Manu in the Deportivo goal.

Free kick awarded in Deportivo's favour after Sergio Ramos trips Claudio Morel

First foray into the Madrid half for Deportivo but a routine piece of defending from Marcelo ends the move before it can even begin.

Angel Di Maria makes a dart into a dangerous area but is thwarted before he can swing in a cross.

The offside flag comes to Deportivo's rescue as Sami Khedira chips a delicate through ball into the box.

Shocking start for the visitors who would have hoped for a solid start. Deportivo could be in for a miserable evening.

GOAL FOR REAL MADRID! Ozil's teasing corner finds the leaping Ronaldo who makes no mistake from six yards with a powerful headed effort. Great start for Real.

The Portuguese forward hammers it into the wall and the ball spirals out for a corner.

Alberto Lopo is shown the yellow card for a handball on the edge of his own penalty area. Free kick in dangerous Ronaldo territory.