Real Madrid’s winning streak shows no signs of abating as the European champions began their defence of La Liga with a comfortable 3-0 win at Deportivo la Coruna.
Gareth Bale, Casemiro and Toni Kroos were on target for the visitors, but Madrid’s night at La Riazor ended on a sour note when captain Sergio Ramos was shown the 23rd red card of his Real career.
Here, we deliver our his player ratings from Estadio Municipal de Riazor.
REAL MADRID
Navas 8
Carvajal 7
Nacho 7
Ramos 6
Marcelo 8
Kroos 8
Casemiro 8.5
Modric
Isco 7
Bale 8.5
Benzema 8
Star man: Gareth Bale.
DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA
Martinez 5
Juanfran 7
Schar 6
Sidnei 6
Luisinho 6
Guilherme 6
Mosquera 6
Cartabia 6
Borges 6
Bakkali 5
Andone 5