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A good Levante UD falls short on details against Real Madrid

Real Madrid 2-0 Levante UD

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Levante UD played a very serious match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium that was decided by details. Luís Castro's team had a good first half, in which they had several chances to take the lead, but after the break, a penalty gave life to the home team. Mbappé, from the penalty spot, and Asencio scored the goals of the match.

During the first minutes, the home team took possession of the ball and tried to reach the Levante area. For their part, the Levante players were well-positioned and the team was committed to defensive tasks. Luís Castro's team had the first dangerous approach in the 13th minute with a free kick taken by Pablo Martínez from the edge of the area after Carlos Álvarez fell in that zone. The ball hit the wall and, after the rebound, the Levante number '10' sent it over the bar. Levante UD went on the attack again minutes later after Iván Romero stole the ball and aimed for the rival goal. He combined with Kareem Tunde, who then passed to Etta Eyong. The forward failed to connect with the ball in front of the goal.

As the minutes passed, the Levante players felt more comfortable on the pitch and took advantage of their moments with the ball to get closer to the opposing goal. Pablo Martínez tried his luck after the first half-hour with a shot from outside the area that went over the crossbar. Near halftime, the Levante captain tried his luck again with a free kick, and the ball went just wide of the left post.

After the restart, Real Madrid sought the opposing goal with greater intensity. Ten minutes in, Ryan was forced to intervene to stop Güler's shot from the edge of the area, and shortly after, the referee awarded a penalty to the home team. Mbappé took the penalty and did not miss. The penalty gave life to the Madrid team, and they tried to take advantage of the moment to extend the lead. They succeeded when Asencio scored with a header. Later, Ryan appeared again to block Mbappé's shot.

Levante UD recovered from the blow and did not give up. They sought a goal with a good combination play between Manu Sánchez, Iker Losada, Pablo Martínez, Carlos Álvarez, and Iván Romero, which ended with the latter's shot going over the crossbar. Real Madrid was not satisfied either and approached the rival goal with the aim of sealing the match. Mastantuono sent the ball to the crossbar, and later, Ryan denied chances from Bellingham, Vini Jr., and Mbappé.

In the end, the Levante players returned empty-handed from Madrid despite the good feelings and opportunities, especially in the first half.

Match summary
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
LALIGA EA SPORTS · M20
2
-
0
Estadio Bernabéu
Levante
Levante
Line-ups
Thibaut Courtois photo
01Thibaut Courtois
Mathew Ryan photo
13Mathew Ryan
Federico Valverde photo
08Federico Valverde
Jeremy Toljan photo
22Jeremy Toljan
Álvaro Carreras photo
18Álvaro Carreras
Manu Sánchez photo
23Manu Sánchez
Aurélien Tchouaméni photo
14Aurélien Tchouaméni
Pablo Martínez photo
10Pablo Martínez
Raúl Asencio photo
17Raúl Asencio89
Adrián de la Fuente photo
04Adrián de la Fuente
Dean Huijsen photo
24Dean Huijsen60
Alan Matturro photo
03Alan Matturro
Eduardo Camavinga photo
06Eduardo Camavinga45
26Kareem Tunde82
Jude Bellingham photo
05Jude Bellingham
Unai Vencedor photo
12Unai Vencedor65
Kylian Mbappé photo
10Kylian Mbappé
Karl Etta Eyong photo
21Karl Etta Eyong65
Gonzalo García photo
16Gonzalo García45
Carlos Álvarez photo
24Carlos Álvarez82
Vinícius Júnior photo
07Vinícius Júnior
Iván Romero photo
09Iván Romero82
Substitutes
Álvaro Arbeloa photo
Álvaro Arbeloa
Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro photo
Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro
Dani Carvajal photo
02Dani Carvajal
Pablo Campos photo
01Pablo Campos
David Alaba photo
04David Alaba89
Jon Olasagasti photo
08Jon Olasagasti82
Arda Güler photo
15Arda Güler45
José Luis Morales photo
11José Luis Morales
Dani Ceballos photo
19Dani Ceballos60
Ugo Raghouber photo
14Ugo Raghouber65
Fran García photo
20Fran García
15Goduine Koyalipou
Fran González photo
26Fran González
Kervin Arriaga photo
16Kervin Arriaga
Jorge Cestero photo
28Jorge Cestero
Iker Losada photo
18Iker Losada65
Franco Mastantuono photo
30Franco Mastantuono45
Carlos Espí photo
19Carlos Espí82
35David Jiménez
Paco Cortés photo
27Paco Cortés82
César Palacios photo
38César Palacios
Martín Krug photo
28Martín Krug
43Sergio Mestre
Nacho Pérez photo
29Nacho Pérez
Álvaro Leiva photo
46Álvaro Leiva
Álex Primo photo
32Álex Primo
Goals
Kylian Mbappé
57
(1 - 0)
Raúl Asencio
64
(2 - 0)
Match officials
Miguel Sesma Espinosa
Referee
Ion Rodríguez Portela
Additional assistant referee#1
Mario Martín-Consuegra Díaz
Additional assistant referee#2
Juan Antonio Campos Salinas
Fourth official
Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Video Assistant Referee
Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Assistant VAR Official