Goals: Pepe 56' o.g

Real Madrid lost 1-0 against Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday as they failed to break their jinx at the Riazor.

The Spanish champions have not won in La Coruna since November 1991 and never looked like breaking the sequence after losing to a second-half own-goal by Portugal defender Pepe.

Real stay eight points clear of second-placed Barcelona, who have 54, but Frank Rijkaard’s side can close to within five with a win in Almeria on Sunday.

“I don’t think we played a good game but I think a 0-0 draw would have been a fair result,” Real coach Bernd Schuster said.

Deportivo: Aouate; Manuel Pablo, Lopo, Pablo Amo, Coloccini, Filipe Luis; Wilhelmsson, Sergio (Antonio Tomás 87'), De Guzmán, Lafita (Guardado 80'); Xisco (Riki 66').

Real Madrid: Casillas; Torres, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze (Baptista 78'); Diarra; Guti, Sneijder, Drenthe (Higuaín 68'); Soldado (Robinho 68'), Raúl.