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Real Madrid V Levante - As it happened.

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Real Madrid vs Levante, La Liga, 30/01/2021, official lineups. BeSoccer

Join us live as Zidane's men take on Levante at home to try and close the gap on Atletico.

M. Asensio

13'

1 - 0

1 - 1

32'

Morales

1 - 2

78'

Roger Martí

End of match

90'

FT: In the end it was just too much to ask of a Real Madrid with 10 men to break down a defiant Levante who were spurred on by their goals and determination to win.
90'

+4 mins of added time and for Real Madrid to salvage a point!
90'

Bhardi hits the FK just wide.

89'

Casemiro brings down his man in the D of the area. Extremely dangerous position.

77'

LEVANTE GOAL. Rogers chips up a low cross in the middle of the area to hit it on the volley into the far corner. Courtois had no chance.

71'

Melero body checks Vini Jr in full sprint to send the forward flying into the dugouts. Well deserved yellow.

70'

Levante turn up the pressure and force a dodgy Courtois clearance that goes out for a throw not much further up than the box.
68'

Vini Jr steals the ball at the back and runs the length of the pitch only to find himself without reinforcements!

63'

Courtois makes the penalty save! It was a decent penalty too but the keeper predicted it perfectly.

61'

VAR decides that Vini Jr's wild tackle was just on the line and therefore inside the box and a penalty.

60'

Madrid are showing some impressive class in attack and have maintained great pressure so far.
55'

Levante earn a corner after a promising run down the left wing is cleared out to safety.
52'

Madrid's long through balls today have been absolutely phenomenal. They have truly exposed Levante's defence. You get the feeling if Madrid had another man on the pitch that things could be going very differently.

49'

Malsa is booked for a wild challenge on Modric. Kroos crosses the ball into the box from the FK but Levante quickly deal with the danger .

48'

After lots of back and forth in the box, Madrid clear the ball from danger! Levante couldn't get a clear shot off.
47'

Levante attack down the left wing and Varane is forced to put out the cross for a corner.
46'

And we are back!
45'

Nothing came of the FK as half time is finally in here. All tied up going into the second half!
45'

Casemiro is clearly fouled and a foul is finally given!
43'

Things are heating up on the pitch with several players being brought down in questionable tackles in the last few minutes. The ref seems happy to let the play go on like this.
39'

If Levante don't find a way to deal with Asensio and Vasques' pace on the counter-attack then Real Madrid are anything but out of this game. The Levante defence has been repeatedly beaten by simple through balls and being outsprinted.
36'

Levante are starting to take advantage of their superior numbers now! They have strung together a few impressive attacking opportunities with Real Madrid consigned to the counter.

31'

MORALES GOAL, Levante equalise with a cross into the area that Morales hit on the half volley unmarked at the back post. This is where an extra man would have come in handy!

29'

Levante's high defensive line is being punished by Real Madrid who have the talent on the pitch to play pinpoint precise long balls from almost anywhere with no warning.
27'

Phenomenal ball played from deep in Real Madrid's half once again sees Asensio collect the ball behind the defence and almost score. The keeper came out to quickly smother the ball.
24'

Courtois makes 2 great stops as Roger fires home from a tight angle and tries it a second time to no avail. Madrid then quickly counter and Asensio appears to handle the ball but the referee must have left his glasses at home today as nothing is given.
21'

A testament to Real Madrid as the game now seems fairly evenly matched with both sides having a fair share of opportunities.
20'

Controversy before the Asensio goal as Mendy appears to have fouled a Levante player in the box at the other end! A penalty would have changed the face of this game massively.
15'

Madrid take the attack to Levante and have not at all been discouraged by going a man down. The quality gap in the two teams seems to be more than making up for it.

12'

ASENSIO GOAL. 10 men means nothing to Real Madrid! A lightning-fast counter sees a long ball beat the entire Levante defence in Real Madrid's own line and Asensio ran half the length of the pitch to score one on one!

10'

Real Madrid were lucky that the foul took place just outside the area but now face an uphill battle for 80+ minutes with 10 men.
9'

Sergio Leon shoots from the FK and Courtois saves it comfortably.

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8'

Scratch that! After a quick VAR review Militao sees red. It seemed pretty clear cut.

7'

Militao clearly fouls the Levante player in a one on one with Courtois and incredible only gets a yellow.

5'

Levante corner is wasted and goes to Benzema on the front post who sprints the length of the pitch on the counter.
2'

Disaster almost strikes for Real Madrid as Courtois comes out to the edge of the box to clear the ball and Roger goes down in the area. The official is happy that there was not enough contact to warrant a penalty and the play continues.
2'

Real Madrid start with the ball but Levante have already had a few seconds in possession gained from Real Madrid mistakes.

Start of match

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Real Madrid and Levante line up in the tunnel and take to the pitch.
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Real Madrid sit second in La Liga with local rivals Atletico Madrid occupying the top spot. Atletico have a comfortable 7 point lead as well as a game in hand but a win here today would up the pressure on Simeone's squad.
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LEVANTE XI:
January 30, 2021