Cristiano Ronaldo receives treatment for facial injury - Watch video

Cristiano Ronaldo was sliced extremely close to his left eye by a defender’s boot during Real Madrid’s La Liga encounter against Deportivo La Coruna.

Real Madrid have released treatment-room footage from shortly after Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch with a head wound during Sunday’s 7-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna.

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo receives treatment after sustaining an injury whilst scoring their sixth goal. (REUTERS)

Ronaldo scored twice in the comfortable victory but was caught in the face by the boot of Fabian Schar in netting his second - Madrid’s sixth - and walked from the field covered in blood, assessing the damage on a mobile phone.

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¡Mira lo que no se vio de la herida de @Cristiano ante el @RCDeportivo! pic.twitter.com/swbNVo2UJE

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) January 22, 2018

Madrid have now shared a video of Ronaldo being cleaned up in the immediate aftermath of the injury, showing the laceration occurred worryingly close to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s eye.

Ronaldo, who left the game late with a cut to his face, scored twice as Madrid routed Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 Sunday, ending a three-match winless streak at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and easing the pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane and his players.