Deportivo La Coruña 1 - 0 Real Madrid
A Pepe own goal was enough to give Deportivo La Coruña a deserved victory and extend Real Madrid's run without a win in Riazor to an incredible 18 years.
The Portuguese international defender was helpless as the ball deflected off his knee and past Iker Casillas midway through the second half.Bernd Schuster opted to leave Robinho on the bench and gave Roberto Soldado his first start in the league and the coach may be criticised for such a move.
But the Brazilian made little impact when he did eventually come on, but then his teammates had already failed to impress as they struggled to create anything of note.
Madrid enjoyed plenty of possession in the opening half, but Dudu Aouate was basically a spectator for the majority of the game in the Depor goal.
The home team did not exactly test Casillas in the opening 45 minutes either, but certainly had chances to extend their advantage as the second half continued.
Having spent the majority of the season entrenched in a relegation struggle, the turnaround at the Galician club is impressive as they looked organised and adventurous.
In the first period Depor did sit back and allow Madrid to come at them before breaking away to apply pressure at the other end and the tactic worked well.
The visitors rarely looked cohesive and Soldado and Raúl up front offered little movement to allow Guti to find them with his vision and range of passes.
Depor's first shot of the night came in the second minute as Xisco took aim from distance, but after that there really were no clear chances before the break.
Even after half time chances were few and far between until the breakthrough came and when it did it was after a spell of Depor pressure that finally caused a mistake.
Felipe eased past Miguel Torres on the left wing and his cross was deflected inside Casillas' near post by Pepe with 57 minutes on the clock.
Depor's confidence rose in front of a full Riazor crowd and they looked even more likely to add to their advantage when Bernd Schuster took off Heinze in order to add more players going forward. Casillas was called into action as Guardado broke clear twice and looked test the Madrid keeper with a low drive and a crafty long, but neither could beat him again. Sneijder had Madrid's only real shot of the half from just outside the area, but it flew wide and Depor appeared to sense victory long before the final whistle.
