Sunday, 10 January 2016

Zinedine Zidane's first match @ Real Madrid hammer Deportivo La Coruna

Gareth Bale (R) celebrates scoring Real's second goal of the night shortly after.

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Welshman Bale would go on to score a aht-trick in the 5-0 rout, the third a thumping header from a Toni Kroos corner.
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Zidane (R) shakes hand with Bale as he leaves the field.
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Cristiano Ronaldo eyes the ball during Real Madrid's comfortable win. The Portuguese marksman failed to score despite being presented with a number of opportunities.
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French coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish La Liga match between Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Club-legend Zidane's first match in charge of Real Madrid was much anticipated by fans of the Spanish giant.
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Gareth Bale (R) celebrates scoring Real's second goal of the night shortly after.
7 photos: Zinedine Zidane sees Gareth Bale hit hat-trick in first match as Real Madrid boss
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Welshman Bale would go on to score a aht-trick in the 5-0 rout, the third a thumping header from a Toni Kroos corner.
7 photos: Zinedine Zidane sees Gareth Bale hit hat-trick in first match as Real Madrid boss
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Zidane (R) shakes hand with Bale as he leaves the field.
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Cristiano Ronaldo eyes the ball during Real Madrid's comfortable win. The Portuguese marksman failed to score despite being presented with a number of opportunities.
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French coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish La Liga match between Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna at the Santiago Bernabeu.
7 photos: Zinedine Zidane sees Gareth Bale hit hat-trick in first match as Real Madrid boss
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Club-legend Zidane's first match in charge of Real Madrid was much anticipated by fans of the Spanish giant.
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Karim Benzema opened the scoring after 15 for Real with a cheeky backheel flick.
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Gareth Bale (R) celebrates scoring Real's second goal of the night shortly after.
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Story highlights

  • Zinedine Zidane comfortably wins first match in charge of Real Madrid
  • Gareth Bale scores hat-trick and Karim Benzema grabs brace in 5-0 win
(CNN)Zinedine Zidane's tenure as Real Madrid boss got off to a promising start Saturday thanks to a pair of stellar performances from Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema.
Bale scored a hat-trick and Benzema bagged a brace as Real surged to a comfortable 5-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna at the Santiago Bernabeu.
There will surely be stiffer tests for Real in the weeks ahead, particularly defensively, but Zidane was content with the effort his players exhibited in what was a wholly dominant and attacking display.
"Whenever you win you have to be happy," Zidane told reporters after the match. "What I liked most was the attitude shown by the team. It is not easy to score five goals against a team like Deportivo la Coruna."
Real fans had been vociferous in their dislike of what they saw as the more defensive style offered up by previous boss Rafael Benitez, who was replaced by club-legend Zidane earlier this week.
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