Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale scored five goals between them as Real Madrid romped to an 8-2 win over Deportivo at Riazor with Javier Hernandez also scoring twice – his first goals since his move from Manchester United. With two defeats in their opening three games Madrid had come into the game languishing in mid-table but Ronaldo rose to the occasion with a towering header for the first goal. He also scored the third giving Madrid a 3-1 lead at half time and when the home side dared to edge back into the game at the start of the second half Gareth Bale finished them off with a quick double.
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Real Madrid defeated Deportivo la Coruna 8-2 at the Riazor Stadium
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Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 23rd hat-trick for Los Blancos
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Gareth Bale chipped in with a quickfire brace  in the second half
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James Rodriguez scored his first goal in La Liga since arriving
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Manchester United loanee Javier Hernandez came on to score twice
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Haris Medunjanin and Jose Verdú Nicolás scored consolations for hosts
Six minutes later Real had doubled their lead and @placeholder had his first league goal for the club.