Ramos is the hero at the last minute again, Real advances in La Liga

Center-back Sergio Ramos scored the decisive goal in the last minutes for the second consecutive week, helping Real beat Deportivo 3-2.

Goals: Morata 50', Mariano 84', Ramos 90'+2 - Joselu 63', 65'

Much like what happened in El Clasico a week ago, Ramos jumped high to head home a goal against Deportivo from a high ball. The only difference was that this time the Real captain scored three points instead of one like his goal at the Nou Camp.

Before Ramos' decisive header, Real almost paid the price for coach Zidane's risky decisions. Taking advantage of the home team not using the attacking trio of Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale, Deportivo took a 2-1 lead until the 84th minute. If it weren't for two brilliant headers from Mariano and Ramos, the La Liga leaders could have suffered defeat right at their home ground, the Bernabeu.

Ramos is very lucky with decisive goals. Photo: Reuters

Real Madrid announced that Ronaldo and Benzema would not be used (Bale was injured) almost a day before the match. This could also be the motivation for Deportivo to be more aggressive. Throughout the match, the away team was ready to play tit for tat with Real. In the middle of the second half, Deportivo even scored two goals within three minutes to take a 2-1 lead. Both goals came from decisive finishes by striker Joselu.

While the BBC trio were not available, coach Zidane also had some success with the use of young players. Striker Morata started and scored the opening goal with a beautiful curling shot, while Mariano helped Real level the score at 2-2. Players like James, Isco and Lucas Vazquez also had a good match.

While the young forwards were performing well, Real's defence was showing signs of problems. Due to a lack of pressure sharing, this line had to work hard and could not stop Joselu from scoring twice. In the situation where the visitors equalised 1-1, midfielder Casemiro lost the ball unluckily before Joselu fired a decisive shot into the top corner of Real's goal. Two minutes later, neither Pepe nor Ramos could stop a cross from the right wing, leading to a goal that made it 2-1.

Real almost paid the price for letting Ronaldo and Benzema rest.

When facing the risk of losing their first match after 34 unbeaten matches, Real really showed their strength. Of which, the biggest advantage must be their ability in the air. The two goals that equalized the score to 2-2 and made it 3-2 both came from high balls that were passed as if placed into the penalty area. At that time, the task of Mariano and Ramos was just to lightly touch the ball to change direction and fly into the goal.

After the win over Deportivo, Real continued to lead La Liga with a gap of more than six points over the second-placed Barca. This is also good preparation for the FIFA Club World Cup, the tournament that Zidane and his team will participate in in Japan next week.

Real's joy of victory after the decisive goal.

According to VNE