2012/13 · La Liga · Round 25.

Dep. La Coruna 1–2 Real Madrid

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Match summary

Real Madrid beat Dep. La Coruna 2–1 on 23 February 2013 in La Liga round 25.. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká" 73' and Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 88' scored for Real Madrid; Riki 25' replied for Dep. La Coruna. Ángel Fabián di María 90+1' was sent off.

It was Real Madrid's 21st win in 32 meetings between the clubs (21 wins, 2 draws, 9 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 11 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of D L W D W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd in La Liga.

Match events

  1. 17'Yellow cardRicardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho
  2. 25'GoalRiki
  3. 26'SubstitutionÁlex Bergantiños for Silvio
  4. 40'Yellow cardPizzi
  5. 54'Yellow cardMarcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
  6. 57'SubstitutionSami Khedira for Michael Kojo Essien
  7. 57'SubstitutionMesut Özil for Luka Modric
  8. 57'SubstitutionCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro for Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
  9. 58'SubstitutionJesús Vázquez for Kaká
  10. 62'Yellow cardAbel Aguilar
  11. 66'Yellow cardJosé María Callejón Bueno
  12. 71'Yellow cardAyoze
  13. 73'GoalRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká"
  14. 75'SubstitutionNélson Oliveira for Riki
  15. 88'GoalGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
  16. 90+1'Yellow cardÁngel Fabián di María
  17. 90+1'Second yellowÁngel Fabián di María
Match report

Higuain delighted to prove Real Madrid matchwinner

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain was delighted to prove the matchwinner in victory over Deportivo La Coruna.

Higuain struck with two minutes to run.

"It was a difficult match, it was an uphill struggle for us from the first minute, but we had to demonstrate that we wanted to win and we were able to do that. This is a big squad and the manager does what he think is vest. The most important thing is to win and to keep earning points and now we have to prepare for the match on Tuesday."

"We are excited and we want to play because we know that in a week we are playing to stay in the Copa and the Champions."

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Real Madrid v Dep. La Coruna: head-to-head

All 32 meetings
  • 32Meetings
  • 21Real Madrid wins
  • 2Draws
  • 9Dep. La Coruna wins

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Previous meetings

La Liga · League game - Round 20Won
Real Madrid7
Dep. La Coruna1

José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias "Nacho" 32', Gareth Bale 42', Gareth Bale 58', Luka Modric 68', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 78', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 84', José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias "Nacho" 88' · Adrián López 23'

21 JanReport
La Liga · League game - Round 1Won
Dep. La Coruna0
Real Madrid3

Gareth Bale 19', Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venâncio Casemiro 26', Toni Kroos 62'

20 AugReport
La Liga · Matchday 34.Won
Dep. La Coruna2
Real Madrid6

Florin Andone 35', Joselu 84' · Álvaro Borja Morata Martín 1', James David Rodríguez Rubio 14', Lucas Vázquez Iglesias 44', James David Rodríguez Rubio 66', Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez “Isco” 77', Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venâncio Casemiro 87'

26 AprReport

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