Jose Mourinho has expressed disappointment over his team's poor start to the season. However, they seem to be turning the corning after a 3-2 Champions League win over Manchester City and 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano.
Madrid was not dominant in either of those matches, but their ability to pull out the wins is promising, especially considering this team's inability to win games earlier in the season. Ronaldo's sadness seems to be a thing of the past as no new updates have surfaced. He has looked particularly good of late, especially on the 90th minute game winner against Man City. Now they get a gift of a match against Deportivo La Coruna who is newly promoted to the first division. But they must not take them lightly as Deportivo La Coruna has been decent thus far. More importantly, the focus must stay on Sunday's match and not stray to the following week's clash with Barcelona. 8 points behind their rivals is a massive comeback for Los Merengues to mount. But with Barcelona looking weak of late and a potential loss to Sevilla on Saturday could give Madrid a chance to close the lead to two points next week if they beat La Coruna and Barcelona. This match is essential.
Deportivo La Coruna is looking to stay in the league for a while and has gotten six points in the first five games. Their most impressive match to date was a 3-3 draw with a disappoint Valencia as the team came back from 2-0 and 3-1 leads to earn a point in the second week of the season.
Prediction: Real Madrid SHOULD have this in the bag and I expect Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain to have a few goals apiece. This may be bold, but why not? 5-0 Real Madrid.
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