Real Madrid vs. Deportivo La Coruna: Goals and Highlights from 2016 La Liga Game

Real Madrid welcomed Deportivo La Coruna to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for Zinedine Zidane's first game in charge of the Spanish giants.

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Zidane shirts on sale outside Bernabeu. #MatchDay pic.twitter.com/YDiNU7AiCW

— Real Madrid Pakistan (@RealMadridPST) January 9, 2016"

And the Los Blancos legend's tenure got off to the perfect start when Karim Benzema flicked Sergio Ramos' miscued shot into the net after just 15 minutes.

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Benzema makes it 1-0 @ 15mins with a cheeky flick of a Ramos miss hit.... 100 the goal for him & Zizou's first! pic.twitter.com/LFVlPoFkeK

— M.A.J (@UltraSuristic) January 9, 2016"

Seven minutes later, and it was 2-0, with Gareth Bale nodding home Dani Carvajal's right-wing cross.

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But de Gareth Bale, 2-0 pour le Real (23') pic.twitter.com/aWe9LzLkcb

— TeamFoot2016 (@TeamFoot_) January 9, 2016"

Bale added another shortly after half-time, finishing well from Cristiano Ronaldo's low cross.

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This casual finish from Bale was his 50th goal for Real Madrid... Not a bad return in less than 3 seasons! pic.twitter.com/qU5idKHOIO

— My Racing Tips (@myracingtips) January 9, 2016"

And Bale completed his hat-trick after 63 minutes, powering home another header from Toni Kroos' corner.

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¡HAT-TRICK DE GARETH BALE! pic.twitter.com/98RzAauzzW

— Yo Soy Real Madrid (@RealMadridCluBR) January 9, 2016"

Benzema then added further shine to the scoreline with a thundering finish off the crossbar.

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GOOOOOOOOOOOL DE BENZEMA!!! 5-0 pic.twitter.com/0b6irKZsph

— Goles Real Madrid (@GolesRealMadrid) January 9, 2016"

Final score: Real Madrid 5-0 Deportivo La Coruna

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